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001 2007041721
003 DLC
005 20080321120338.0
008 071005s2007 nhub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007041721
020 $a9781584656890 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a1584656891 (cloth : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn176860946
035 $a(OCoLC)176860946$z(OCoLC)185697805
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dYDXCP$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dBWX$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aGB460.A2$bS27 2007
082 00 $a363.34/922097309146$222
100 1 $aSargent, William,$d1946-
245 10 $aJust seconds from the ocean :$bcoastal living in the wake of Katrina /$cWilliam Sargent.
260 $aHanover :$bUniversity Press of New England,$cc2007.
300 $axiv, 142 p. :$bmaps ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-137) and index.
505 0 $aThe problem: coastal erosion, global warming, and hurricanes -- Coastal erosion: Cape Cod -- Hurricanes: too much of a good thing -- New Orleans -- The big one: 2005 -- New Orleans: the city too big for its breaches -- First decisions -- "All the king's horses and all the king's men": -- Donald Powell, Spring 2006 -- Shrimpin' the full moon tide -- Up the coast: the great Miami hurricane, September 18, 1926 -- Florida today -- Cayo Costa, May 20, 2006 -- "Our town": Ipswich, Massachusetts, May 9-22, 2006 -- Legalities: Topsail Island, North Carolina, June 5, 2006 -- The Ash Wednesday storm, New Jersey, March 5-8, 1962 -- The Big Apple: the 1938 hurricane, New York -- A tale of two cities: Galveston and Indianola, the 1900 storm -- Beach renourishment: instant gratification? -- The future -- Rearranging deck chairs?: July 2006 -- Monday night football: the case for optimism, September 24, 2006 -- Just seconds from the ocean: Codfish Park, Nantucket.
650 0 $aCoast changes$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCoastal zone management$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHurricane Katrina, 2005$xEnvironmental aspects.
650 0 $aHurricanes$zUnited States.