Sea Level Rise: A Slow Tsunami on America's Shores

Author:   Orrin H. Pilkey ,  Keith C. Pilkey
Publisher:   Duke University Press
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9781478006374


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 September 2019
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Author:   Orrin H. Pilkey ,  Keith C. Pilkey
Publisher:   Duke University Press
Imprint:   Duke University Press
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9781478006374


ISBN 10:   1478006374
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 September 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Flee the Sea: Climate Refugees 2. The End of the Inupiat Way of Life 3. Lord Willing and the Creek Don't Rise: Sunny Day Flooding 4. Dirty Waters and Worried Minds: Health Concerns in an Age of Climate Change 5. The Front Line in the Battle: The U.S. Military 6. At-Risk Coastal Environments: Is Resilience Futile? 7. The Environmental Impact of Surging Seas: Life at the Edge 8. Inundated Infrastructure: Imperiled Energy Facilities 9. Coast Catastrophes: Cities on the Brink 10. Under Water: National Flood Insurance and Climate Gentrification 11. What You Can Do about Sea Level Rise Appendix A. Global Delta Population Displacement Potential by 2050 Appendix B. The Economic and Environmental Price of Holding the Shoreline Still with Hart Stablization Appendix C. Living with the Shore Book Series References Index

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[Orrin Pilkey and Keith Pilkey] identify the legal, political and financial decisions required to cope with sea level rise as it threatens nearly every aspect of American life, including commerce and shipping, the military, tourism and the design and functioning of major cities. The sober assessment questions whether the recent trend toward building resilient coastal communities is even possible. -- Debbie Elliott * NPR * Careful, thoughtful, conservative - and profoundly disturbing. -- Ben Steelman * Wilmington Star-News * Sea Level Rise is written in direct, nontechnical language that's absent of dramatic innuendo and is full of information and documentation regarding the anticipated effects of a rising sea level. Ignoring its message could have severe consequences. -- Barry Silverstein * Foreword Reviews *


Sea Level Rise is written in direct, nontechnical language that's absent of dramatic innuendo and is full of information and documentation regarding the anticipated effects of a rising sea level. Ignoring its message could have severe consequences. -- (09/01/2019)


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Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at Duke University and the author and coauthor of numerous books, including The Last Beach, also published by Duke University Press. Keith C. Pilkey is an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. He is coauthor, with Orrin H. Pilkey, of Global Climate Change: A Primer, also published by Duke University Press.

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