Against the tide : the battle for America's beaches
"Against the Tide offers a passionate yet evenhanded account of the crisis facing America's beaches - and what we must do to protect them." "With harrowing accounts of natural disasters, lucid explanations of the physics of the beach and coastal ecology, reports of unwise construction, and a clear-eyed elucidation of public policy and conservation issues, this book illustrates in rich detail the conflicting interests, short-term responses, and long-term imperatives that will shape the future of the American coast."--Jacket
xiv, 279 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780231084185, 0231084188
40267776
September, remember
The great beach
Armor
Unkind cuts
Unnatural appetite
Cause and effect
The big one
Clues
Constituency of ignorance
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