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Beaches in space and time : a global look at the beach environment and how we use it
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ISBN: 1561648256 9781561648252 Year: 2015 Publisher: Sarasota, Florida : Pineapple Press, Inc.,

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The beach book
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ISBN: 0231504136 9780231504133 9780231160544 0231160542 9780231160551 0231160550 Year: 2012 Publisher: New York Columbia University Press

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For those with a curiosity about shores or a desire to better understand them, The Beach Book shares the basic science behind waves, tides, sea level, sand dunes, salt marshes, and beach erosion. It tells sunbathers why the beach widens and narrows from week to week and helps boaters and anglers understand why tidal inlets change. It gives home buyers insight into gauging erosion rates and provides natural-resource managers and concerned citizens with richer information on sediments, erosion control, beach nourishment, and coastal-zone development. Carl Hobbs also proposes methods

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Beaches. --- Coastal ecology.


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Shipwrecked : coastal disasters and the making of the American beach
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ISBN: 9798890860262 1469660911 146966089X 9781469660929 146966092X 9781469660899 9781469660905 1469660903 Year: 2020 Publisher: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press,

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Drawing on a broad range of archival material, Jamin Wells examines how shipwrecks laid the groundwork for the beach tourism industry that would transform the American beach from coastal frontier to oceanfront playspace, spur substantial investment, reshape ideas about the coast, and turn the beach into a touchstone of the American experience.

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Shipwrecks --- Coasts --- Beaches --- Salvage --- History --- History.


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Japan's beach erosion : reality and future measures
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ISBN: 1283143755 9786613143754 9814277134 9789814277136 9789814277129 9814277126 9781283143752 6613143758 Year: 2010 Publisher: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co.,

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Beaches in Japan have been eroding since the 1970's as a result of the artificial land alterations. Approximately 3000 fishing ports and 1000 commercial ports have been built nationwide, as well as 2532 large dams being constructed in the upstream basins of large rivers. Due to the port and dam developments, fluvial sand supply has significantly reduced resulting in shoreline recession around the river mouths. Continuous sand supply along the coastline has also been obstructed by the port breakwaters. The formation of wave shelter zone by the port breakwaters induce longshore sand transport...


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Free the beaches : the story of Ned Coll and the battle for America's most exclusive shoreline
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ISBN: 0300235410 9780300235418 0300215142 9780300215144 Year: 2018 Publisher: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press,

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The story of our separate and unequal America in the making, and one man's fight against it During the long, hot summers of the late 1960s and 1970s, one man began a campaign to open some of America's most exclusive beaches to minorities and the urban poor. That man was anti-poverty activist and one†'time presidential candidate Ned Coll of Connecticut, a state that permitted public access to a mere seven miles of its 253†'mile shoreline. Nearly all of the state's coast was held privately, for the most part by white, wealthy residents. This book is the first to tell the story of the controversial protester who gathered a band of determined African American mothers and children and challenged the racist, exclusionary tactics of homeowners in a state synonymous with liberalism. Coll's legacy of remarkable successes-and failures-illuminates how our nation's fragile coasts have not only become more exclusive in subsequent decades but also have suffered greater environmental destruction and erosion as a result of that private ownership.


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Beaches and coasts
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ISBN: 0713156090 9780713156096 Year: 1972 Publisher: London Arnold

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Dr. Beach's Survival Guide : What You Need to Know About Sharks, Rip Currents, & More Before Going in the Water
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ISBN: 1281729302 9786611729301 0300128975 9780300128970 9781281729309 0300098189 9780300098181 0300100280 9780300100280 Year: 2008 Publisher: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press,

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Here, from the nation's most renowned beach expert, is the first complete guide to beach safety. Stephen P. Leatherman (a.k.a. Dr. Beach) introduces the gamut of beach hazards-from sharks to rip currents to jellyfish-revealing which dangers should be of greatest concern and how best to minimize their risks. His scientifically sound advice, interspersed with fascinating facts and anecdotes, makes this book a perfect reference for the millions of travelers and vacationers who visit the ocean shore every year.Practical answers to these intriguing questions and more:• Which U.S. beach records the most shark attacks each year?• Which species of shark is the most dangerous to people?• Why are rip currents the most deadly beach threat?• How can rips be avoided?• What should you do if caught in a rip?• Can lightning strikes at the beach be predicted?• Is a stingray dangerous?• When is ocean water pollution likely to be worst?• What types of waves are threatening and how can they be detected?• What is the danger of a red tide?• How can swimmers avoid contact with jellyfish?


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VERSUS BALNEARUM : Die antike Dichtung über Bäder und Baden im römischen Reich
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ISBN: 3598772564 3110937026 Year: 2015 Publisher: Leipzig : B. G. Teubner,

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Das vorliegende Buch stellt erstmals sämtliche aus der Antike erhaltenen selbständigen Dichtungen zusammen, die sich auf das Bäderwesen beziehen, nicht nur die literarischen Dichtungen, sondern auch die inschriftlich erhaltenenen, die griechischen ebenso wie die lateinischen. Auf dieser umfassenden Materialbasis wird erstmals ein Gesamtbild von dem Phänomen 'Bäder-Dichtung' entworfen. Die Texte, ganz überwiegend kürzere Epigramme, entstammen durchweg der römischen Kaiserzeit. Die Spanne reicht von der offiziellen Bauinschrift in Versen über im Bad angesiedelte Spottepigramme berühmter Dichter wie Martial bis hin zum anonymen Graffito. In ihrer Art reflektieren alle diese Texte die städtische Zivilisation des Imperium Romanum. Die insgesamt über 200 'Bäder-Gedichte' sind sämtlich mit einer deutschen Übersetzung und erklärenden Interpretationen versehen. Gegenstand des Kommentars ist zum einen die philologische Texterschließung und Einordnung in den gattungsgeschichtlichen Rahmen des antiken Epigramms. Daneben bildet die 'sachliche' Erklärung und kulturgeschichtliche Betrachtung einen zweiten Brennpunkt der Studie. Das Buch richtet sich an 'Altertumskundler' im weitesten Sinne, d.h. an Philologen, Historiker und Archäologen, darüber hinaus auch an alle am römischen Bäderwesen, diesem wesentlichen Stück antiker Alltagskultur, Interessierten.


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St. Barts
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ISBN: 1588437043 9781588437044 Year: 2009 Publisher: [Edison, NJ] Hunter Publishing, Inc.

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Whenever you hear about St. Barts, it's usually in connection with which celebrities are partying there. It's definitely known as the island of the stars. Why is that? Well, it may be because of the island's pristine beauty. And while it's small, only eight square miles, there are a lot of hills, inlets, coves, beaches and tropical landscape packed into that space. Driving around the island, wherever you go, the villages are neat, houses are well-tended, roads are good (although narrow and winding), and even the cemeteries are beautiful. Then there are the hotels and villas. The hotels have be

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