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

The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands

Restless Ribbons of Sand

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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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

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures, Tables, and Risk Maps xi
Preface xvii
Preface to the Previous Editions xxi
1. Lessons from the Lighthouse 1
2. Storms! 19
3. Barrier Islands: Fast-Moving Property 39
4. North Carolina Estuaries 61
5. Shoreline Engineering: Stabilizing the Unstable 87
6. Assessing Risk Levels for Your Island, Neighborhood, and Site 109
7. Ranking the Risks of Your Island 133
8. The Law and the Shore 203
9. Building, Retrofitting, and Buying a House Near the Beach 213
10. Earthquake Potential and Damage Mitigation 259
Appendixes
A. Hazard Safety Checklists 273
B. Guide to Federal, State, and Local Agencies Involved in Coastal
Development 282
C. 101 Useful References 298
Index 311