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Living with the coast of Alaska
- Title
- Living with the coast of Alaska / Owen Mason, William J. Neal, and Orrin H. Pilkey ; with chapters by Jane Bullock [and others].
- Author
- Mason, Owen K.
- Publication
- Durham : Duke University Press, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GB5010 .M37 1997 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- xix, 348 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Living with the shore
- Uniform Title
- Living with the shore
- Subject
- Natural disasters > Alaska > Pacific Coast
- Coastal zone management > Alaska > Pacific Coast
- Human ecology > Alaska > Pacific Coast
- Natural disasters > Alaska
- Coastal zone management > Alaska
- Human ecology > Alaska
- Coastal zone management
- Human ecology
- Natural disasters
- Küstengebiet
- Mensch
- Natur
- Naturkatastrophe
- Humanökologie
- Alaska
- Alaska > Pacific Coast
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-344) and index.
- Contents
- pt. 1. The Lay of the Land and Its Occupation by Humans. 1. Nature's Dangerous Brew: Geology, Climate, and the Coast. 2. Settling Alaska: 11,000 Years of Human History -- pt. 2. Hazards in Alaska. 3. Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis: A Deadly Trio. 4. The Problem of Unstable Slopes. 5. Wind, Ice, and Sea. 6. Shoreline Erosion. 7. River Flooding in Coastal Alaska. 8. Human-Induced Hazards and Health Risks -- pt. 3. Risk Evaluation for Alaska's Coastal Communities. 9. Arctic Alaska. 10. Southwest Alaska: The Bering Sea Coast. 11. The Gulf of Alaska and South-Central Coast. 12. Southeast Alaska -- pt. 4. Responding to Alaska's Hazards. 13. Mitigating Wind, Snow Loading, and Permafrost Hazard Impacts through Construction.
- ISBN
- 0822320096
- 9780822320098
- 0822320193
- 9780822320197
- LCCN
- 97015156
- OCLC
- ocm36739633
- 36739633
- SCSB-8851717
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library