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    Deltas and humans : a long relationship now threatened by global change / Thomas S. Bianchi.

    By: Bianchi, Thomas S [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: xi, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199764174; 0199764174Subject(s): Deltas | Coast changes | Sea level -- Environmental aspects | Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on | Climatic changes -- Effect of human beings on | Coast changes | Deltas | Sea level -- Environmental aspects | deltas | Littoraux -- Modifications | Mer -- Niveau -- Aspect environnemental | Climat -- Changements -- Effets de l'homme | Bevölkerungswachstum | Delta | Klimaänderung | Landnutzung | Lebensraum | Meeresspiegel | Mensch | Wassernutzung | ZunahmeDDC classification: 551.45/609 LOC classification: GB591 | .B53 2016
    Contents:
    Early human civilizations and river deltas -- The ever-changing delta -- The holocene and global climate change -- Changes in the hinterland and floodplain -- Effects of sea-level rise and subsidence on deltas -- Saving the deltas: the human-delta relationship -- Exploring a sustainable future -- Epilogue : a brave new world.
    Summary: The massive expansion of human populations around the world in both the lower and upper drainage basins of large rivers have changed the manner in which sediments and water are delivered to deltas. Because of the high density of human populations found in these regions, humans have developed elaborate hydrological engineering schemes in an attempt to "tame" these deltas. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world.
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    Includes bibliographical references and index.

    Early human civilizations and river deltas -- The ever-changing delta -- The holocene and global climate change -- Changes in the hinterland and floodplain -- Effects of sea-level rise and subsidence on deltas -- Saving the deltas: the human-delta relationship -- Exploring a sustainable future -- Epilogue : a brave new world.

    The massive expansion of human populations around the world in both the lower and upper drainage basins of large rivers have changed the manner in which sediments and water are delivered to deltas. Because of the high density of human populations found in these regions, humans have developed elaborate hydrological engineering schemes in an attempt to "tame" these deltas. The goal of this book is to provide information on the historical relationship between humans and deltas that will hopefully encourage immediate preparation for coastal management plans in response to the impending inundation of major cities, as a result of global change around the world.

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