Living by the Rules of the Sea.
Series: Living with the shoreDurham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1996Description: xiii, 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 x 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0822318016
- 9780822318019
- 0822317966
- 9780822317968
- 333.91/7 20
- HT391 .B83 1996
- 74.71
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bigger disasters building to happen -- Learning the rules -- Storm processes as coastal hazards -- Coastal risk assessment -- Evolving approaches to property damage mitigation -- Property damage mitigation back from the beach -- The in-between case: inlets and property damage mitigation -- Coast zone -- Selected risk assessment and property damage mitigation recommendations -- Principles of property damage mitigation.
This is a primer for people living along the nation's coastlines, those considering moving to the coast, or those who want a greater understanding of the risks and dangers posed by living at the seacoast.