Responding to changes in sea level : engineering implications / Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level [and] Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

National Research Council (U.S). Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level

ISBN 10: 0309037816 / ISBN 13: 9780309037815

Published by Washington, D.C : National Academy Press, 1987

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Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 148 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references: (p. 126-135) and index. Subjects; Coastal engineering United States. Sea level United States. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Responding to changes in sea level : engineering implications / Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level [and] Marine Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
• Publisher: Washington, D.C : National Academy Press
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309037816
• ISBN 13: 9780309037815
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 3 kilograms

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Synopsis

Over the last 100 years, sea level has risen approximately 12 centimeters and is expected to continue rising at an even faster rate. This situation has serious implications for human activity along our coasts. In this book, geological and coastal engineering experts examine recent sea level trends and project changes over the next 100 years, anticipating shoreline response to changing sea level and the consequences for coastal development and uses. Scenarios for future sea level rise and several case studies are presented.

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Committee on Engineering Implications of Changes in Relative Mean Sea Level, Marine Board, National Research Council