Against the Tide

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"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."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Coast changes,  Coastal zone management,  Beach erosion,  Érosion,  Modifications,  Littoraux,  Plages,  Aménagement,  Beaches,  Seashore ecology

Places: United States