This Shrinking Land : : Climate Change and Britain's Coasts / / Robert Duck.
'The oceans are the graveyards of the lands.' Lands become eaten away by the action of the seas, and it is no surprise to find that most of the world's shorelines are in a state of erosion. The fringes of Britain, its cliffs and beaches, are shrinking, disappearing into the surroundin...
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Duck, Robert, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut This Shrinking Land : Climate Change and Britain's Coasts / Robert Duck. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022] ©2011 1 online resource (208 p.) : 87 colour illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 Climate change and sea level rise: is there a problem in Britain? -- 2 Cooling and warming -- 3 Enemy and friend: destruction, construction and seduction -- 4 Was King Canute right? Can we hold back the sea? -- 5 Why are the coasts in north-west Scotland not like those in south-east England? -- 6 Lessons from the past: what can we learn that will help coastal zone management? -- 7 Is my house with its sea view safe: what does the future hold? -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 'The oceans are the graveyards of the lands.' Lands become eaten away by the action of the seas, and it is no surprise to find that most of the world's shorelines are in a state of erosion. The fringes of Britain, its cliffs and beaches, are shrinking, disappearing into the surrounding sea as a result of coastal flooding, erosion and landsliding. Is climate change speeding up the process; are our homes, our villages and towns, at risk? This book examines how the British coast is changing and why - and what is being done to protect this island nation. Are we doing enough? Should we abandon vulnerable towns and villages to the seas as our forebears did and relocate coastal settlements inland? These are some of the difficult and potentially emotive questions that this book explores. Blending contemporary earth science and societal themes with historical and cultural records, and a hint of myth and romance for good measure, This Shrinking Land is a fascinating study of what we must learn from the past in order to manage the future of Britain's coasts. With more than 100 illustrations, most of them in colour, this is a stunning book. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Coast changes-Great Britain. Scottish Studies. HISTORY / Europe / General. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 9783110780468 print 9781845861186 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474467858 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474467858 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474467858/original |
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