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8. Drowning in Place: Infrastructure and Landmarks in the Age of Sea-Level Rise
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Orrin H. Pilkey
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xix
- 1. Control + Alt + Retreat 1
- 2. The Overflowing Ocean 11
- 3. The Fate of Two Doomed Cities: Miami and New Orleans 31
- 4 New and Old Amsterdam: New York City and the Netherlands 51
- 5. Cities on the Brink 65
- 6. The Taxpayers and the Beach House 75
- 7. Coastal Calamities: How Geology Affects the Fate of the Shoreline 91
- 8. Drowning in Place: Infrastructure and Landmarks in the Age of Sea-Level Rise 113
- 9. The Cruelest Wave: Climate Refugees 127
- 10. Deny, Debate, and Delay 139
- 11. Ghosts of the Past, Promise of the Future 155
- Bibliography 167
- Index 207
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents ix
- Foreword xi
- Preface xv
- Acknowledgments xix
- 1. Control + Alt + Retreat 1
- 2. The Overflowing Ocean 11
- 3. The Fate of Two Doomed Cities: Miami and New Orleans 31
- 4 New and Old Amsterdam: New York City and the Netherlands 51
- 5. Cities on the Brink 65
- 6. The Taxpayers and the Beach House 75
- 7. Coastal Calamities: How Geology Affects the Fate of the Shoreline 91
- 8. Drowning in Place: Infrastructure and Landmarks in the Age of Sea-Level Rise 113
- 9. The Cruelest Wave: Climate Refugees 127
- 10. Deny, Debate, and Delay 139
- 11. Ghosts of the Past, Promise of the Future 155
- Bibliography 167
- Index 207
