Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future In The Battle for North Carolina's Coast, four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues that.
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Contributor Riggs, Stanley R. Bibliography Includes bibliographical references 9p.
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Contents Why is there a coastal conflict? North Carolina's coastal system The ice ages and postglacial sea-level rise Storms and coastal systems The modern ocean shoreline system Formation of the modern coastal system What is at risk? Human modification of barrier island dynamics Adaptation to coastal change Concluding thoughts. Publisher's Summary The North Carolina barrier islands, a mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in the United States.
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However, extensive barrier island segments and their associated wetlands are in jeopardy. In "The Battle for North Carolina's Coast, " four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues that threaten this national treasure. According to the authors, the North Carolina barrier islands are not permanent. Rather, they are highly mobile piles of sand that are impacted by sea-level rise and major storms and hurricanes.
Our present development and management policies for these changing islands are in direct conflict with their natural dynamics. Revealing the urgency of the environmental and economic problems facing coastal North Carolina, this essential book offers a hopeful vision for the coast's future if we are willing to adapt to the barriers' ongoing and natural processes.
This will require a radical change in our thinking about development and new approaches to the way we visit and use the coast.
In The Battle for North Carolina's Coast , four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues The North Carolina barrier islands, a mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in the United States. In The Battle for North Carolina's Coast , four experts on coastal dynamics examine issues that threaten this national treasure.
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According to the authors, the North Carolina barrier islands are not permanent. Rather, they are highly mobile piles of sand that are impacted by sea-level rise and major storms and hurricanes. Our present development and management policies for these changing islands are in direct conflict with their natural dynamics. Revealing the urgency of the environmental and economic problems facing coastal North Carolina, this essential book offers a hopeful vision for the coast's future if we are willing to adapt to the barriers' ongoing and natural processes.
This will require a radical change in our thinking about development and new approaches to the way we visit and use the coast. Ultimately, we cannot afford to lose these unique and valuable islands of opportunity. This book is an urgent call to protect our coastal resources and preserve our coastal economy. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Aug 15, James Klagge rated it it was amazing Shelves: A very sobering book for fans of the Outer Banks. Fixes to try to hold off change are doomed to fail AND certain to cause significant problems elsewhere. Numerous pictures illustrate this futility and damage over the last 50 years. It is surprising to see how the coastline has oscillated over the eons--from way out to sea in co A very sobering book for fans of the Outer Banks.
It is surprising to see how the coastline has oscillated over the eons--from way out to sea in colder low-sea eras, to way inland during warmer high-sea eras. These kinds of significant changes are quite likely by the end of this century and even sooner. The most interesting part of the book is the vision of some 8 isolated villages including Ocracoke and Buxton that are high and stable enough to exist at least for a while unaided , and allowing the inlet creation and Route 12 over wash to continue naturally. For anyone who has driven down the Outer Banks and Route 12 lately we did in June , it is shocking how much development has occurred, in places and ways that are totally unsustainable.
It is hard to see how any gradual transition could occur--it seems like it would need a big damaging storm. This is mostly a global warming scenario, but one in which the impact is quite visible and imminent.
Anyone interested in OBX should read this. Here's what he's talking about--the Bonner Bridge connecting Highway 12 to Hatteras is washing away and is being closed for emergency repairs: Here's the bigger picture along the US East Coast: Aug 17, Laura rated it really liked it. I've known for many years that the outer banks are in danger of disappearing, but after reading this book I understand why human intervention has accelerated this problem. The authors explain very thoroughly why it is silly to build permanent structures on "land" that is moving, shifting, and very much non-permanent.
However what is also nice is that the authors also understand why people want to be close to the ocean, and lay forth a proposal for land use that would seem to satisfy both environ I've known for many years that the outer banks are in danger of disappearing, but after reading this book I understand why human intervention has accelerated this problem.
However what is also nice is that the authors also understand why people want to be close to the ocean, and lay forth a proposal for land use that would seem to satisfy both environmental needs and human needs and wants. Mar 04, Elizabeth rated it really liked it. This should be a must read for everyone living at or near the coast, everyone involved in the economics and legislation of coastal areas, and everyone who's taxes are affected by coastal areas.
And not just North Carolinians.
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Coastal areas vary, but the effect of human alteration or intervention of coastal areas must be understood by a greater portion of the population if we are to minimize or avert the damage our choices can make. Well written and very readable with minimum jargon. Excellent pi This should be a must read for everyone living at or near the coast, everyone involved in the economics and legislation of coastal areas, and everyone who's taxes are affected by coastal areas.
Excellent pictures, charts, and graphs yup, it is science after all. Jan 04, Sonya Watkins rated it it was amazing.
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These authors were able to convey some highly technical and scientific subject matter in a heartfelt way that should speak to all who love the NC coast, from locals to preservationists to vacationers. This book showed the past, present, and possible futures that don't have to end in disaster and heartbreak. I loved this book. Virgil rated it it was amazing Sep 30, Ray rated it it was amazing Feb 12, Marc rated it really liked it Oct 17,