The Resource The last beach, Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
The last beach, Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
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The item The last beach, Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
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- Summary
- "The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current relationship with beaches and their grim future if we do not change the way we understand and treat our irreplaceable shores. Combining case studies and anecdotes from around the world, they argue that many of the world's developed beaches, including some in Florida and in Spain, are virtually doomed and that we must act immediately to save imperiled beaches. After explaining beaches as dynamic ecosystems, Pilkey and Cooper assess the harm done by dense oceanfront development accompanied by the construction of massive seawalls to protect new buildings from a shoreline that encroaches as sea levels rise. They discuss the toll taken by sand mining, trash that washes up on beaches, and pollution, which has contaminated not only the water but also, surprisingly, the sand. Acknowledging the challenge of reconciling our actions with our love of beaches, the geologists offer suggestions for reversing course, insisting that given the space, beaches can take care of themselves and provide us with multiple benefits."--Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 237 pages
- Contents
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- The end is nigh!
- Selling the family silver : beach-sand mining
- Indefensible : hard structures on soft sand
- Patch-up jobs : beach replenishment
- The plastisphere : trash on the beach
- Tar balls and magic pipes
- Stuck in a rut : driving on the beach
- The enemy within : beach pollution
- The international dimension of beach destruction
- The end is here
- Isbn
- 9780822357988
- Label
- The last beach
- Title
- The last beach
- Statement of responsibility
- Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current relationship with beaches and their grim future if we do not change the way we understand and treat our irreplaceable shores. Combining case studies and anecdotes from around the world, they argue that many of the world's developed beaches, including some in Florida and in Spain, are virtually doomed and that we must act immediately to save imperiled beaches. After explaining beaches as dynamic ecosystems, Pilkey and Cooper assess the harm done by dense oceanfront development accompanied by the construction of massive seawalls to protect new buildings from a shoreline that encroaches as sea levels rise. They discuss the toll taken by sand mining, trash that washes up on beaches, and pollution, which has contaminated not only the water but also, surprisingly, the sand. Acknowledging the challenge of reconciling our actions with our love of beaches, the geologists offer suggestions for reversing course, insisting that given the space, beaches can take care of themselves and provide us with multiple benefits."--Publisher's description
- Cataloging source
- NcD/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1934-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Pilkey, Orrin H.
- Dewey number
- 363.700914/6
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GB451.2
- LC item number
- .P55 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Cooper, J. A. G.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Beaches
- Seashore ecology
- Beaches
- Seashore ecology
- Label
- The last beach, Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-232) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The end is nigh! -- Selling the family silver : beach-sand mining -- Indefensible : hard structures on soft sand -- Patch-up jobs : beach replenishment -- The plastisphere : trash on the beach -- Tar balls and magic pipes -- Stuck in a rut : driving on the beach -- The enemy within : beach pollution -- The international dimension of beach destruction -- The end is here
- Control code
- ocn872620259
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 237 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822357988
- Lccn
- 2014015437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40024286335
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780822358091
- (OCoLC)872620259
- Label
- The last beach, Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-232) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The end is nigh! -- Selling the family silver : beach-sand mining -- Indefensible : hard structures on soft sand -- Patch-up jobs : beach replenishment -- The plastisphere : trash on the beach -- Tar balls and magic pipes -- Stuck in a rut : driving on the beach -- The enemy within : beach pollution -- The international dimension of beach destruction -- The end is here
- Control code
- ocn872620259
- Dimensions
- 27 cm
- Extent
- xviii, 237 pages
- Isbn
- 9780822357988
- Lccn
- 2014015437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40024286335
- Other physical details
- color illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780822358091
- (OCoLC)872620259
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