Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Orrin H. Pilkey • Columbia University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0231168441
Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Orrin H. Pilkey • Columbia University Press
ISBN-10: 0231168446 · ISBN-13: 978‑0231168441 · 2016
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Orrin H. Pilkey provides a sobering examination of the inevitable consequences of rising sea levels on coastal infrastructure and human habitation. The text argues for a strategic, managed retreat from vulnerable shorelines, challenging traditional engineering approaches to coastal protection.
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