num_pages: 256
description: New islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or territorial ambition while many islands are disappearing or fragmenting because of rising sea levels. It is a strange planetary spectacle creating an ever-changing map which even Google Earth struggles to keep pace with.In The Age of Islands explorer and geographer Alastair Bonnett takes the reader on a compelling and thought-provoking tour of the world's newest most fragile and beautiful islands and reveals what he argues is one of the great dramas of our time.From a 'crannog' an ancient artificial island in a Scottish loch to the militarized artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea; from the disappearing islands that remain the home of native Central Americans to the ritzy new islands of Dubai; from Hong Kong and the Isles of Scilly to islands far away and near: all have urgent stories to tell.
language: English
title: Age Of Islands
publisher: Atlantic