Living on the Shores of Hawaii : : Natural Hazards, the Environment, and Our Communities / / Charles H. Fletcher, Virginia Tice, William J. Neal, Robynne Boyd.
Rarely a day goes by in Hawai'i without the media reporting on environmental issues stemming from public debate. Will the proposed housing development block my access to the beach? Is the rising sea level going to cause flooding where I live? How does overfishing damage the reef? Is the water c...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (336 p.) :; 124 color illus. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Introduction
- 2. History of the Land
- 3. Volcanism among the Islands
- 4. Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- 5. Hurricanes
- 6. Climate and Water Resources
- 7. Stream Flooding and Mass Wasting
- 8. Sewage Treatment and Polluted Runoff
- 9. Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise
- 10. Beach Erosion and Loss
- 11. Reefs and Overfishing
- 12. A Responsibility to Nurture the Land
- Notes
- Index
- About the Authors