| Description |
xi, 540 p. : ill., maps. |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Living with the California coast / edited by Gary Griggs and Lauret Savoy. 1985. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-524) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a perspective on the coast of California ; The evolution of the California coast ; Weather, climate change, sea level and the coastline ; Understanding the shoreline ; The erosion of the coastline ; Building or buying on the coast ; Responding to coastal hazards / Gary Griggs, Kiki Patsch, Lauret Savoy -- California's coastal hazards : theory and practice / Charles Lester -- The northern California coast: The Oregon border to Cape Mendocino / Lauret Savoy, Gary Griggs and Derek Rust. Point Delgada to Point Arena / Dorothy Merritts, Lauret Savoy, Gary Griggs and Robert Walker. Point Arena to San Francisco / Lauret Savoy, Dorothy Merritts, Karen Grove and Robert Walker. The San Francisco coastline / Gary Griggs, Kim Fulton and Lauret Savoy. San Francisco to Ano Nuevo / Jerry Weber, Gary Griggs, Ken LaJoie and Scott Mathieson. Ano Nuevo to the Monterey Peninsula / Gary Griggs and Kiki Patsch. The Monterey Peninsula to Morro Bay / Cheryl Hapke. Morro Bay to Point Conception / Antony Orme. Point Conception to Rincon Point / Robert Norris and Kiki Patsch. Rincon Point to Santa Monica / Antony Orme -- The coast of southern California: Santa Monica to Dana Point / Douglas Sherman and Bernard Pipkin. Dana Point to the international border / Reinhard Flick -- App. A. References -- App. B. Geologic time line. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Shore protection -- California.
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Coasts -- California.
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Coastal zone management -- California.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Patsch, Kiki, 1977-
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Savoy, Lauret E.
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Flick, Reinhard.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Living with the California coast.
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| ISBN |
0520244451 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520244478 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780520244450 |
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9780520938670 (electronic bk.) |
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