Rising Seas (Sustainable Development Set) - Hardcover

Ince, Martin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844079457 ISBN 13: 9781844079452

Publisher: Routledge, 2009

Synopsis

Recent and dramatic flooding in places as far apart as Bangladesh and North Wales are example of what could become commonplace if sea levels rise. Most scientists are predicting a rise of about one metre and this book, based on research carried out for the Commonwealth governments, describes in simple terms what in. likely to happen as a result and where the worst effects will be.

Martin Ince, a well-known scientific journalist, deals with the accuracy of our knowledge and the possible errors in assessment. He considers the different kinds of damage that higher seas could cause, inundation, increased salination, coral damage, increased flood and surge damage and so on. Brief case studies are included covering the UK, the Maldives, North America, Bangladesh, Guyana, Kiribati, The Netherlands, Italy, Egypt and Australasia. The book ends with an examination of the scientific and technical developments which could make the problems easier to deal with and, above all, set. out the policies on which governments must agree. Originally published in 1990

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Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844079457
• ISBN 13: 9781844079452
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 164