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OverviewThe consequences of twenty-first-century sea level rise on the United States and its nearly 90,000 miles of shoreline will be immense: Miami and New Orleans will disappear; many nuclear and other power plants, hundreds of wastewater plants and toxic waste sites, and oil production facilities will be at risk; port infrastructures will need to be raised; and over ten million Americans fleeing rising seas will become climate refugees. In Sea Level Rise Orrin H. Pilkey and Keith C. Pilkey argue that the only feasible response along much of the U.S. shoreline is an immediate and managed retreat. Among many topics, they examine sea level rise's effects on coastal ecosystems, health, and native Alaskan coastal communities. They also provide guidelines for those living on the coasts or planning on moving to or away from them, as well as the steps local governments should take to prepare for this unstoppable, impending catastrophe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Orrin H. Pilkey , Keith C. PilkeyPublisher: Duke University Press Imprint: Duke University Press Weight: 0.544kg ISBN: 9781478005063ISBN 10: 1478005068 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 20 September 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 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 IndexReviews[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) Author InformationOrrin 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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