The battle for North Carolina's coast : evolutionary history, present crisis, and vision for the future / Stanley R. Riggs ... [et al.].
| Other author/creator | Riggs, Stanley R. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, |
| Description | xvi, 142 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011000072 |
| ISBN | 9780807834862 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780807878071 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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