Shaping The Shoreline

Author : Connie Y. Chiang
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2009-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295989778

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Shaping the Shoreline by Connie Y. Chiang Pdf

The Monterey coast, home to an acclaimed aquarium and the setting for John Steinbeck's classic novel Cannery Row, was also the stage for a historical junction of industry and tourism. Shaping the Shoreline looks at the ways in which Monterey has formed, and been formed by, the tension between labor and leisure. Connie Y. Chiang examines Monterey's development from a seaside resort into a working-class fishing town and, finally, into a tourist attraction again. Through the subjects of work, recreation, and environment -- the intersections of which are applicable to communities across the United States and abroad -- she documents the struggles and contests over this magnificent coastal region. By tracing Monterey's shift from what was once the literal Cannery Row to an iconic hub that now houses an aquarium in which nature is replicated to attract tourists, the interactions of people with nature continues to change. Drawing on histories of immigration, unionization, and the impact of national and international events, Chiang explores the reciprocal relationship between social and environmental change. By integrating topics such as race, ethnicity, and class into environmental history, Chiang illustrates the idea that work and play are not mutually exclusive endeavors.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:775848094

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Shaping the Shoreline by Anonim Pdf

Author : J. D. Dodd,James Woodrow Webb
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Plants
ISBN : UOM:39015095030360

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Establishment of Vegetation for Shoreline Stabilization in Galveston Bay by J. D. Dodd,James Woodrow Webb Pdf

Author : G. Benassai
Publisher : WIT Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845640545

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Introduction to Coastal Dynamics and Shoreline Protection by G. Benassai Pdf

"Provides an integrated approach to coastal dynamics and shoreline protection, aided by the use of specific case studies" -- Back cover.

Author : Wallace Kaufman,Orrin H. Pilkey
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1984-01-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780822382942

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The Beaches Are Moving by Wallace Kaufman,Orrin H. Pilkey Pdf

Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you—all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural system. The romantic desire to live on the seashore is in doomed conflict with an age-old pattern of beach migration. Yet it need not be so. Conservationist Wallace Kaufman teams up with marine geologist Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., in an evaluation of America's beaches from coast to coast, giving sound advice on how to judge a safe beach development from a dangerous one and how to live at the shore sensibly and safely.

Author : Marcelo Gleiser
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465080731

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The Island of Knowledge by Marcelo Gleiser Pdf

Do all questions have answers? How much can we know about the world? Is there such a thing as an ultimate truth? To be human is to want to know, but what we are able to observe is only a tiny portion of what's "out there." In The Island of Knowledge, physicist Marcelo Gleiser traces our search for answers to the most fundamental questions of existence. In so doing, he reaches a provocative conclusion: science, the main tool we use to find answers, is fundamentally limited. These limits to our knowledge arise both from our tools of exploration and from the nature of physical reality: the speed of light, the uncertainty principle, the impossibility of seeing beyond the cosmic horizon, the incompleteness theorem, and our own limitations as an intelligent species. Recognizing limits in this way, Gleiser argues, is not a deterrent to progress or a surrendering to religion. Rather, it frees us to question the meaning and nature of the universe while affirming the central role of life and ourselves in it. Science can and must go on, but recognizing its limits reveals its true mission: to know the universe is to know ourselves. Telling the dramatic story of our quest for understanding, The Island of Knowledge offers a highly original exploration of the ideas of some of the greatest thinkers in history, from Plato to Einstein, and how they affect us today. An authoritative, broad-ranging intellectual history of our search for knowledge and meaning, The Island of Knowledge is a unique view of what it means to be human in a universe filled with mystery.

Author : Orrin H. Pilkey,William J. Neal,James Andrew Graham Cooper,Joseph T. Kelley
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780520948945

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The World's Beaches by Orrin H. Pilkey,William J. Neal,James Andrew Graham Cooper,Joseph T. Kelley Pdf

Take this book to the beach; it will open up a whole new world. Illustrated throughout with color photographs, maps, and graphics, it explores one of the planet’s most dynamic environments—from tourist beaches to Arctic beaches strewn with ice chunks to steaming hot tropical shores. The World’s Beaches tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters. What is the world’s longest beach? Why do some beaches sing when you walk on them? Why do some have dark rings on their surface and tiny holes scattered far and wide? This fascinating, comprehensive guide also considers the future of beaches, and explains how extensively people have affected them—from coastal engineering to pollution, oil spills, and rising sea levels.

Author : Rong-chung John Hsu,Jung Lyul Lee,Antonio Henrique Da Fontoura Klein,Mauricio Gonzalez,Raul Medina
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 811 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811227738

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Headland-bay Beaches: Static Equilibrium Concept For Shoreline Management by Rong-chung John Hsu,Jung Lyul Lee,Antonio Henrique Da Fontoura Klein,Mauricio Gonzalez,Raul Medina Pdf

Headland-bay beaches (HBBs) are ubiquitous in coastal environment. They exist around the world naturally or artificially as byproduct of engineering project. Though in various shapes, sizes and stability, a HBB in static equilibrium not only is a delight for visitors, but also offers hope for better beach protection, restoration, recreation, and shoreline management. With an empirical parabolic model now available, the stability of an existing HBB can be verified, the future bay shape downdrift of a harbor can be predefined, and a stable HBB can be designed.Although a plethora of books are available for coastal and ocean engineering and geomorphology, only a countable few have covered engineering applications of HBBs. On the contrary, this book with focus on the HBBs in static equilibrium aims to offer a comprehensive volume with knowledge and applications for coastal scientists, engineers, managers, students, and the general public interested in HBBs. Useful software tools for HBBs (MEPBAY, MeePaSoL, and SMC) are introduced in the book to aid in applications.The authors have set out to make this book the first unique publication on HBBs, by bringing together the old coastal geomorphic knowledge and new concepts for static bay beaches. This book also provides numerous examples using the static bay beach concept to assist coastal scientists and engineers on planning and pre-design of a stable HBB, and for experimentalists, consultants, and numerical modelers to alleviate the burden of comparing planning options and conducting laborious physical experiments on coastal sedimentation problems.

Author : Genevieve Atwood
Publisher : Utah Geological Survey
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781557917614

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Shoreline Superelevation by Genevieve Atwood Pdf

Shoreline superelevation, the difference between still-water lake elevation and shoreline expressions, reported in this publication shows that shoreline expressions of shallow closed-basin lakes define a surface that is neither essentially horizontal nor a still-water lake elevation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031245392

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Shore Protection Project, Manatee County by Anonim Pdf

Author : Vernon Haris
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1990-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 0412337606

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Sessile Animals of the Sea Shore by Vernon Haris Pdf

This is a study on the sessile species of the intertidal zone which attempts to portray the intricate interplay of structural, physiological and behavioural adaptations that enable one animal to live where its congeners cannot.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Shore protection
ISBN : UCSD:31822009674409

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Shore & Beach by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alecia M. Spooner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119652922

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Geology For Dummies by Alecia M. Spooner Pdf

Get a rock-solid grasp on geology Geology For Dummies is ideal reading for anyonewith an interest in the fundamental concepts of geology, whether they're lifelong learners with a fascination for the subject or college students interested in pursuing geology or earth sciences. Presented in a straightforward, trusted format—and tracking to a typical introductory geology course at the college level—this book features a thorough introduction to the study of earth, its materials, and its processes. Rock records and geologic time Large-scale motion of tectonic plates Matter, minerals, and rocks The geological processes on earth's surface Rock that geology class with Geology For Dummies!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PURD:32754083024079

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Monographs of the United States Geological Survey by Anonim Pdf

Author : Derek Jackson,Andrew Short
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780081029275

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Sandy Beach Morphodynamics by Derek Jackson,Andrew Short Pdf

Sandy beaches represent some of the most dynamic environments on Earth and examining their morphodynamic behaviour over different temporal and spatial scales is challenging, relying on multidisciplinary approaches and techniques. Sandy Beach Morphodynamics brings together the latest research on beach systems and their morphodynamics and the ways in which they are studied in 29 chapters that review the full spectrum of beach morphodynamics. The chapters are written by leading experts in the field and provide introductory level understanding of physical processes and resulting landforms, along with more advanced discussions. Includes chapters that are written by the world's leading experts, including the latest up-to-date thinking on a variety of subject areas Covers state-of-the-art techniques, bringing the reader the latest technologies/methods being used to understand beach systems Presents a clear-and-concise description of processes and techniques that enables a clear understanding of coastal processes