Orrin H Pilkey, William J Neal, Stanley R Riggs, Craig A Webb, David M Bush, Deborah F Pilkey, Jane Bullock, Brian A Cowan

Gebundenes Buch

The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands

Restless Ribbons of Sand

Beschreibung

Includes information on hazards (storms, tides, floods, erosion, island migration, and earthquakes), risk assesment, building codes and other laws, and how to build or retrofit homes near the beach.

Autor

Orrin H. Pilkey Jr. is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Earth Sciences at Duke University. William J. Neal is Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University. Stanley R. Riggs is Professor of Marine Geology at East Carolina University. Craig A. Webb is a research assistant in the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences at Duke University. David M. Bush is Associate Professor of Geology at State University of West Georgia. Deborah F. Pilkey is a graduate student in the Department of Engineering Sciences and Mechanics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 717g
• ISBN-13: 9780822322085
• ISBN-10: 0822322080
• Artikelnr.: 22080044