Last Beach

Pilkey Orrin H. Pilkey, Cooper J. Andrew G. Cooper

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The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current relationship with beaches and their grim future if we do not change the way we understand and treat our irreplaceable shores. Combining case studies and anecdotes from around the world, they argue that many of the world's developed beaches, including some in Florida and in Spain, are virtually doomed and that we must act immediately to save imperiled beaches.After explaining beaches as dynamic ecosystems, Pilkey and Cooper assess the harm done by dense oceanfront development accompanied by the construction of massive seawalls to protect new buildings from a shoreline that encroaches as sea levels rise. They discuss the toll taken by sand mining, trash that washes up on beaches, and pollution, which has contaminated not only the water but also, surprisingly, the sand. Acknowledging the challenge of reconciling our actions with our love of beaches, the geologists offer suggestions for reversing course, insisting that given the space, beaches can take care of themselves and provide us with multiple benefits.

Informations

• Publié par: Duke University Press
• Date de parution: 21 novembre 2014
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780822375944
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 14 Mo

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THE LAST BEACH

THE LAST BEACH orrIn h. PILkey and J. andrew G. cooPer

Dûé Uéŝ péŝŝ Dûà à ôô 2014

© 2014 Dûé Uéŝ péŝŝ A ŝ éŝéé pé  é Ué Sàéŝ ô Aéçà ô àç-éé àé ♾ Déŝé  Héàé Héŝé éŝé  Mô pô  ŝé ïôàô Sŝéŝ, ïç.

à ô Côéŝŝ Cààô--pûçàô Dàà pé, O H., 1934– é àŝ éàç / O H. pé à j. Aé . Côôé. àéŝ ç ïçûéŝ ôàçà éééçéŝ à é. Isbn 978-0-8223-5798-8 (çô  à. àé) Isbn 978-0-8223-5809-1 (.  à. àé) 1. Béàçéŝ—Eôéà àŝéçŝ. 2. Séàŝôé éçôô. ï. Côôé, j. A. . ïï. é. Gb451.2.P55 2014 363.700914′6—ç23 2014015437

ïàé çéŝ Côé Séàà ôé  àéŝ à Nààŝé Béàç, Bôŝô ôé/é ïàéŝ; . North o Beauort, South Carolîna, à ô ŝ, Mà Eà àŝé, 74" × 36"; . Great Ocean Road ïï, Australîa, à ô ŝ, Mà Eà àŝé, 41" × 28".

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oreword Preace acknowLedGmenTs

1. THE END IS NIGH!

2. SELLING THE FAMILY SILVER:Béàç-Sà M 3. INDEFENSIBLE:Hà Sûçûéŝ ô Sôt Sà 4. PATCHUP JOBS:Béàç Rééŝé

5. THE PLASTISPHERE:àŝ ô é Béàç

6. TAR BALLS AND MAGIC PIPES

7. STUCK IN A RUT:D ô é Béàç 8. THE ENEMY WITHIN:Béàç pôûô

CONTENTS

9. THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION OF BEACH DESTRUCTION

10. THE END IS HERE

aPPendIx 1 aPPendIx 2 bIbLIoGraPhy Index

FOREWORD

BEACH SCENERY HAS NATURALLY à ûà ô é ŝéàŝôé. Sééé ŝéçéŝ à ô ŝ, ûqûôŝé ûéŝ à ûàé é çàŝ, ŝôt ŝà à ôûé ééŝ, à à çô, éçéàô à éàô, à à àéŝŝ àé ûé ôû ŝéŝ ôà é éàç, ŝ ûqûé àçé éé é éé-çà àûà éééŝ à ûà éôôŝ ŝûà çôéç. é éàç ŝ é ôŝ àç à àûé éàûé ô é ŝûàçé ô é éà. ï ŝ çôŝà çà ŝàé, àŝô é àçŝ ô ŝôŝ, à ô à ôé ô à ààz ûé ôF  ôàŝŝ à àé ààŝ. é éàç, ŝà, àŝ àŝô éçôé à àçé ô ééé à. Ué çôàŝà ééôéŝ ô à ŝ—ûŝ, ôàŝ, à- àŝ, àôŝ—àé éàé à éŝô é éàçéŝ à ààçé ûŝ ô é ŝôé  é iŝ àçé. é éŝéà ààé ô éŝé Eûôé’ŝ ŝô-àéé ŝôéŝ, é éàŝàô lçé  Hûçàé Sà àô é ôéàŝé U.S. ŝéàôà, é éàŝ ôû  ôô Hàà  é péŝ—à ô éŝé éçé àééŝ àé àà ééié é ôà àéqûàç ô àŝûçûé, à é ûéà ô çéŝ û ô é éé ô çôàŝ- éŝ. S,  ô àûé’ŝ àŝ, éà ô ŝ çàŝ, é ôçéû éû

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à é é ŝàé àçéŝ, ééç à féé éŝû  é àé ôF à ŝ çàé éŝéçé. Nôŝà, é ŝéàŝ àé ŝ éûçà. é ééà éféçŝ ô çôàŝà ôé-ééôé àé ééé  ôû çôŝà éééçé  àûé. é ûààé çôŝûçô ô àŝ çôûéŝ ô ŝà ŝààô  é é àûà lô ô ŝééŝ ô ôûàôŝ ô éŝ, éàŝ, à ià ô éàçéŝ. O é çôàŝ, ŝéàà çôŝûçô ŝûŝ é àûà ôéé ô ŝà à àéŝ, é é ôçéŝŝ ô ŝà éôŝô àô é ŝôééŝ. Aôû é éàç-éŝô àç ô ŝéààŝ ŝ é éçôzé, ŝô-é ôéçô ô ôé àŝ ûé à ôé çôçéŝ. éŝŝ ûçzé û ôéééŝŝ ûé éŝûçé, éàç-ŝà  àé éàçéàéŝ é çôç éŝé ô é ô’ŝ éàçéŝ. é éàçéŝ, ŝçàé à àéé  éŝé lçôŝ, àé ûéôé éàé  ôûô ô à ŝôûçéŝ ŝûç àŝ ô, àŝç, çéçàŝ, ŝéàé, à éûŝé. Oû éééçé, û, à éŝéç ôà Môé Nàûé àé éé ôŝ  é éŝé ô ô ôû ŝé-éçéé ç. ïŝ éé ôé, ô àé é ô éà  à éà ô é ŝŝ à çàŝ ô àûé? Aŝ é ŝà ô é éàç ôô à é éŝé ô ôû éé à àz à é ôzô ô ôû ûûé, é ûŝ ôé ïŝ ŝ ô é é àŝ éàç? W ééàôŝ ô çôé éé ô é éàŝûé à éàû ô à àû- à éàç? é ôŝŝ ôF éàçéŝ  àé à ééà àç ô à  éŝ. é çûé ééàô  ŝéé , û   é ôû àçé à éà-àçé ô  é ôŝ àféçé, iŝ  é ŝôà çôŝŝ ô ééŝé ô é ŝàûŝ qûô à é  é éàé éàç éŝûçô. ï ŝ ô ôô àé, û à àô çàé  éŝéçé ŝ ééé  ôû ŝôçé. ï ŝ ôô, O H. pé à j. Aé . Côôé àôçàé à é é ôF éàçéŝ. ïF é çà éàçé ŝ éà, é çà é ŝàé é à. é Sàà Aûà ôûàô ŝ ôû ô àé àéThe Last Beach ôŝŝé. é ôûàô ŝ à U.S. ô-ôi ôàzàô éçàé ô é éŝéàô ô çôàŝéŝ àôû é ô,  à ôçûŝ ô ôà çôàŝà ŝŝûéŝ à éûçàô. Oû éûçàôà éfôŝ àé ôà - çûé é ààéé ô é éŝé çôàŝàçàé.ô, é ûçàô ô éé ôôŝ çô-àûôé  O H. pé—The World’s Beaches,Global

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