The Hidden Costs of Coastal Hazards
Subtitle: Implications For Risk Assessment And Mitigation
Contributors: Gilbert F. White (Foreword)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: October 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9781559637565
Subjects: Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Environmental impact analysis; Environmental impact of natural disasters & phenomena; Social impact of disasters; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Natural Resources; Coastal Zone Design And Planning; Environmental; Nature; Politics / Current Events; Nature/Ecology; Oceans & Seas; Environmental Engineering & Technology; Environmental Science; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Law; Coastal zone management; Regional planning
First sentence: Humans have been attracted to the coast for millennia.