The geography of risk
epic storms rising seas and the costs of America's coasts
The geography of risk
epic storms rising seas and the costs of America's coasts
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| 37413317830331 | Available | Non-fiction | 363.3492 GAUL |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The geography of risk : |b epic storms, rising seas, and the costs of America's coasts / |c Gilbert M. Gaul. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, |c 2019. | |
| 300 | |a 304 pages : |b illustrations, photographs ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction: The Old Man and the Sea -- Part I: Building the modern coast -- Troubled waters -- 1. The deal of the century -- 2. Blue-collar houses -- 3. Manufacturing dirt -- 4. Five-high : the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962 -- Part II: The political economy of water -- 5. The Bantam mayor -- 6. A brief shining moment -- 7. The revolt at St. Francis -- 8. Tipping point -- Part III: Disaster capitalism : catastrophies, subsidies, and bailouts -- Acts of God and man -- 9. Federalizing disasters -- 10. A flood of trouble -- 11. The secret history of sand -- 12. The unluckiest island in America -- Part IV: The coming storm : fat tails, rising water, and the nature of risk -- 13. Building a better hurricane -- 14. A finger in the dike -- 15. Drowning fast and slow -- 16. The problem with the bays -- Epilogue: The future is now. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hurricanes |x Economic aspects |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hurricane damage |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Coastal zone management |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Coastal settlements |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Coast changes |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sea level |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Shore protection |z United States. | |
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