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Author : William Lawson (F.R.G.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590587410
Author : William LAWSON (of St. Mark's College, Chelsea.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1857
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026302171
Author : William Lawson (of St. Mark's College, Chelsea.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 103 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Coasts
ISBN : OCLC:266971379
Author : William Ramage Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:253640552
Author : William Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Coasts
ISBN : OCLC:477025271
Author : Mark Monmonier
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226534046
In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence—chiefly economic, residential, and environmental—as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in Coast Lines. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper a highly irregular land-water boundary perturbed by tides and storms and complicated by rocks, wrecks, and shoals. Coast Lines is peppered with captivating anecdotes about the frustrating effort to expunge fictitious islands from nautical charts, the tricky measurement of a coastline’s length, and the contentious notions of beachfront property and public access. Combing maritime history and the history of technology, Coast Lines charts the historical progression from offshore sketches to satellite images and explores the societal impact of coastal cartography on everything from global warming to homeland security. Returning to the form of his celebrated Air Apparent, Monmonier ably renders the topic of coastal cartography accessible to both general readers and historians of science, technology, and maritime studies. In the post-Katrina era, when the map of entire regions can be redrawn by a single natural event, the issues he raises are more important than ever.
Author : Anja M. Scheffers,Sander R. Scheffers,Dieter H. Kelletat
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400707382
Far away shores, exotic islands or adventurous sea voyages - coasts are the destination of dreams for millions of people around the globe. Large numbers of people also call coasts their home; in many countries a narrow coastal strip is densely populated making these places vulnerable to marine natural hazards such as storms or tsunamis. The book Coastlines of the World with Google Earth aims to draw people's attention (within and outside of the science community) towards coastal sciences and spark interest for the extraordinary diversity and beauty of coastal environments. The book illustrates the fascinating variety of coastal landscapes using images from Google Earth's virtual globe that allow us to explore the world and demonstrate knowledge and applications of coastal science in many different fields in an engaging visual tour. The book of Anja and Sander Scheffers and Dieter Kelletat is a true cornucopia for everyone, both scientists and laymen, interested in coastal geomorphology. On the one hand, it documents the enormous significance of Google Earth for coastal science issues and shows how powerful this tool is for visualizing coastal features and processes. On the other hand, the reader gets a vivid insight in the many varieties of coastal science and its applications. This is especially true with regard to coastal hazards such as extreme events and global sea level rise knowing that the vulnerability of coastal zones has dramatically increased during the past decades. The fact that the book is so attractive and inspiring to both beginners and experts is also due to the huge experience that the authors have gained during their manifold research activities. Andreas Vött, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany This book will have great appeal to coastal researchers, at both beginning and advanced stages, because it integrates Google satellite imagery with coastal marine classification and in-depth studies by the authors from many parts of the world. The world’s coastline is well represented in this book which has a truly global perspective of unique, dramatic and commonplace coastal landforms. The authors in collaboration with the publisher have prepared a very handsome volume that will no doubt become a classic in the fullness of time. This book represents one of the first efforts to utilize Google images in a scientific manner to illustrate the diversity of coastal morphologies on a worldwide basis. The plethora of color satellite images, block diagrams, and oblique photography makes this book a valuable resource for a wide array of specialists that will want to have handy access to this unique work. This coastal compendium is an illustrated tour de force that belongs on researchers' bookshelves as well as on coffee tables for casual enjoyment. Charles Finkl, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Author : William Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-08-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 0649362918
Author : William LAWSON (of St. Mark's College, Chelsea.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1865
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026256455
Author : R. Kay Gresswell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Beaches
ISBN : OCLC:1080792119
Author : Ronald Kay Gresswell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:726088400
Author : Gerd Masselink,Michael Hughes,Jasper Knight
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781134672912
The world's coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how they are shaped and change is crucial to our future. Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic paradigm, tides, waves and sediment transport. Later chapters explore fluvial deltas, estuaries, beaches and barriers, coastal sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs, coral reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect of coastal morphodynamics, including the ways in which coasts respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other important aspects of coastal systems, including ecology, management, socio-cultural activities, built and natural heritage, and archaeology. Case studies using examples from around the world illustrate theory in practice and bring the subject to life. Each chapter starts by outlining the 'aims' and questions at the end allow you to track your progress. This book is accompanied by additional resources online at www.hodderplus.com/geography including: Answers to the questions available to download as MP3 files Expanded case studies with colour photos, links to relevant websites and a map link to pinpoint the case study location Interactive multiple choice questions and worked examples The ebook edition is in VitalBookTM Bookshelf - an ebook reader which allows you to: download the ebook to your computer or access it anywhere with an internet browser search the full text of all of the ebooks that you hold on your bookshelf for instant access to the information you need make and share notes and highlights on your ebooks copy and print text and figures customize your view by changing font size and layout.
Author : Eric Bird
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1530 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402086380
This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world’s coasts, presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform. An international panel of 138 coastal experts provides information on “what is where” on each sector of coast, together with explanations of the landforms, their evolution and the changes taking place on them. As well as providing details on the coastal features of each country (state or county) the compendium can be used to determine the extent of particular features along the world’s coasts and to investigate comparisons and contrasts between various world regions. With more than 1440 color illustrations and photos, it is particularly useful as a source of information prior to researching or just visiting a sector of coast. References are provided to the current literature on coastal evolution and coastline changes.
Author : Robin Davidson-Arnott,Bernard Bauer,Chris Houser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781108424271
Grounded in current research, this second edition has been thoroughly updated, featuring new topics, global examples and online material. Written for students studying coastal geomorphology, this is the complete guide to the processes at work on our coastlines and the features we see in coastal systems across the world.
Author : Michael Kerrigan
Publisher : Black Rabbit Books
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1583404244
Contains information about coastlines around the world, how they change, environmental issues, and tourism. This book is full of information about coastlines, from the rapidly eroding cliffs of the English coast to the rocky shores of northern Californiaand the coral islands of the Pacific Ocean. The ways coastlines change, why they are so popular with humans, and the dangerous threats to their unique environment are all included.