[PDF] Population Trends Along The Coastal United States eBook

Author : Kristen M. Crosset
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2005-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780160732744

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Provides coastal population data, trends, and projections.

Author : Kristen M. Crosett
Publisher :
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 12,90 MB
Release : 2005-08-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780756748951

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Coastal areas are home to a wealth of natural resources & are rich with diverse species, habitat types, & nutrients. They also sustain a wealth of economic activity. Employment, recreation & tourism, waterborne commerce, & energy & mineral prod'n. are driving forces of pop'n. migration to these areas. But the qualities that make coastal areas so desirable are the very ones that have led to their endangerment, making them vulnerable to pollution, habitat degradation & loss, overfishing, invasive species, & sea-level rise. This report provides coastal pop'n. data, trends, & projections, & is intended to help provide insight as to where coastal pop'n. change has occurred in the past few decades & where it is likely to occur in the next 5 years. Illustrations.

Author : Charles W. Finkl
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319938059

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This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M. Schwarz (Springer 2005), presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology, oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and anthropogenic impacts on coasts. Within its covers the Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, 2nd ed. brings together and coordinates many aspects of coastal and related sciences that are widely dispersed in the scientific literature. The broadly interdisciplinary subject matter of this volume features contributions by over 280 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and provides an abundance of figures in full-color with line drawings and photographs, and other illustrations such as satellite images. Not only does this volume offer a large number of new and revised entries, it also includes an illustrated glossary of coastal geomorphology, extensive bibliographic citations, and cross-references. It provides a comprehensive reference work for students, scientific and technical professionals as well as administrators, managers, and informed lay readers. Reviews from the first edition: Awarded for Excellence in Scholarly and Professional Publishing: “Honorable Mention”, in the category Single Volume/Science from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) 2005. "The contents and approach are interdisciplinary and, under a single cover, one finds subjects normally scattered throughout scientific literature." "The topics cover a broad spectrum, so does the geographic range of the contributors. ... besides geomorphologists, biologists, ecologists, engineers, geographers, geologists, oceanographers and technologists will find information related to their respective fields ... . Inclusion of appendices ... is very useful. The illustrated glossary of geomorphology will prove very useful for many of us ... ." Roger H. Charlier, Journal of Coastal Research, Volume 21, Issue 4, Page 866, July 2005. "It is an excellent work that should be included in any carefully selected list of best science reference books of the year "Summing Up: Highly recommended. " M.L. Larsgaard, Choice, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 989, February 2006. "This volume is a comprehensive collection of articles covering all aspects of the subject: social and economic, engineering, coastal processes, habitats, erosion, geological features, research and observation." ... "As with similar works reviewed, I chose to read articles on familiar topics to see if they covered the expected, and some on unfamiliar topics to see if they could be readily understood. The book passed both tests, but the style is denser and more fact-filled than most of the encyclopedias I have reviewed." John Goodier, Reference Reviews, Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 35-36, 2006