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Sea-level rise and coastal subsidence : causes, consequences, and strategies / edited by John D. Milliman and Bilal U. Haq.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, ©1996.
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xiv, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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GC89 .S427 1996
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Sea level
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Subsidences (Earth movements)
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Milliman, John D.
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Haq, Bilal U.
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Series
Coastal systems and continental margins ; v. 2.
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
GLOBAL SEA-LEVEL RISE: PAST AND FUTURE / S.C.B. Raper, T.M.L. Wigley, R.A. Warrick: Observed changes in global mean sea level
Observed changes in global mean temperature
The climate model
Factors contributing to sea-level rise
Temperature and sea-level rise results
LAND SUBSIDENCE IN COASTAL LOWLANDS / Saskia Jelgersma: Geological setting
Subsidence in coastal lowlands
Methods to control or inhibit induced subsidence
RIVER-SEDIMENT INPUTS TO MAJOR DELTAS / Robert H. Meade: Tabulations of discharge data for major rivers
Spatial distributions of sediment sources and sinks
Temporal variations in river-sediment discharge
Storage of sediment in large river systems
Human influences on river-sediment loads
COASTAL EROSION AND RISING SEA-LEVEL / E.C.F. Bird: Submerging coastlines
Coastline changes
Cliff erosion
Beach erosion
Erosion on deltaic coasts
Erosion of coastal swamps
Erosion of developed coastlines
LAND SUBSIDENCE IN BANGKOK DURING 1978-1988 / Prinya Nutalaya et al.: Land subsidence prior to 1978
1978 to 1988
Effects of land subsidence
Aquifer delineation
Source and age of ground water
Geotechnical properties of soils
Mathematical modeling to predict subsidence and recharge response
COASTAL EROSION IN THE GULF OF THAILAND / S. Vongvisessomjai et al.: Oceanographic conditions
Coastal morphology
NATURE OF SEDIMENT LOAD IN THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEMS IN INDIA / V. Subramanian and A.L. Ramanathan: Description of the basins
Sediment and water discharge
Basin lithology
Natural (tectonic) and human impact on sediment load
Erosion vs deposition
Nature of sediment load --
SUBSIDENCE OF THE GANGES-BRAHMAPUTRA DELTA OF BANGLADESH AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, SEDIMENTATION AND SALINITY PROBLEMS / Mahmood Alam: Geotectonics
Depositional sequence
Subsidence of the basin and progradation of the delta
Floods and drainage problems
Effects of recent engineering projects
Salinity
Sea-level rise
TECTONIC, EUSTATIC AND ISOSTATIC CHANGES ALONG THE INDIAN COAST / K.R. Subrahmanya: Quaternary eustatic changes
Holocene uplift and subsidence
Most recent sea-level changes along the Indian Coast
EFFECT OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AND HUMAN ACTIVITY ON THE YANGTZE DELTA, CHINA / Ren Mei-e and J.D. Milliman: The Yangtze River and its delta
Sea-Level rise and subsidence
Impact of a future sea-level rise and changes in landuse and the Yangtze River
RISING SEA-LEVEL AND SUBSIDENCE OF THE NORTHERN NILE DELTA: A CASE STUDY / Mahmoud Kh El-Sayed:
The Nile Delta
Present-day use of the northern Nile Delta
Nile damming and its effect
Impact of climate changes and sea-level rise on the Nile Delta
Scenario based on present-day assumptions and socio-economic conditions in the Northern Nile Delta
Management of the Northern Nile Delta
LAND SUBSIDENCE AND SEA-LEVEL RISE: THE CASE OF THE PO DELTA REGION, ITALY / G. Sestini: Historical evolution of the NW Adriatic Coast
Subsidence and its impact
Impact of changes to river sediment discharge --
THE NIGER DELTA AND SEA-LEVEL RISE / A. Chidilbe: Tectonic and Sedimentary Evolution
General geomorphology
Coastal processes
Erosion scenario
Change in pluvial sediment/water input to the Delta
Socio-economic setting
SEA-LEVEL RISE AND THE STABILITY OF BARRIER ISLANDS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE WADDEN SEA / H. Postma: Post-glacial evolution
Present-day conditions
Future sea-level rise
SUBSIDENCE, SEA-LEVEL RISE, AND WETLAND LOSS IN THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA / J.T. Wells: Geological setting and history
Sea-level rise and subsidence
Subdeltas and wetland loss
The sediment problem
Future mitigation: artifical diversions
ECONOMIZING HUMAN RESPONSES TO SUBSIDENCE AND RISING SEA LEVEL / J.M. Broadust: Example assessments for Bangladesh and Egypt
An extension of crude loss estimates
Qualitative considerations
Economic considerations in human responses
MAN-MADE PROJECTS AND RELATIVE SEA-LEVEL RISE / J.G. de Ronde:
General considerations of impacts
A preliminary study for the Netherlands
Policy analysis
IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON FLOOD CONTROL IN BANGKOK AND VICINITY / Sanga Sabhasri and Ksemsan Suwarnarat: Flood control plans
Impact of upstream agricultural development
Land subsidence
Sedimention due to the Chao Praya River
COASTAL VULNERABILITY: HAZARDS AND STRATEGIES / B.U. Haq and J.D. Milliman: Impacts of accelerated sea-level rise on coastal areas
Impacts of sea-level rise
Adaptive strategies
Examples of action and consequences of inaction.
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ISBN
0792339339 ((HB ; : acid-free paper))
9780792339335 ((HB ; : acid-free paper))
LCCN
95052969
OCLC
34080126
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