Overview

Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of tides on river deltas around the world. The fertile soils of river deltas provided early human civilizations with a means of farming crops and obtaining seafood from the highly productive marshes and shallow coastal waters associated with deltas. However, this relationship has at times been both nurturing and tumultuous for the development of early civilizations. The vicissitudes of seasonal changes in river flooding events as well as frequently shifting deltaic soils made life for these early human settlements challenging. These natural transient processes that affect the supply of sediments to deltas today are in many ways very similar to what they have been over the millennia of human settlements. But something else has been altered in the natural rhythm of these cycles. The massive expansion of human populations around the world in both the lower and upper drainage basins of these 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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Author:   Thomas S. Bianchi (Chair of Geological Sciences, Chair of Geological Sciences, University of Florida)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 15.70cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780199764174

ISBN 10:   0199764174
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   08 December 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Early Human Civilizations and River Deltas Chapter 2. The Ever-Changing Delta Chapter 3. The Holocene and Global Climate Change Chapter 4. Changes in the Hinterland Chapter 5. Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Deltas Chapter 6. Saving the Deltas Chapter 7. Exploring a Sustainable Future Epilogue- A Brave New World Bibliography Index

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This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner. * T. N. Chase, CHOICE *

""This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner."" -- T. N. Chase, CHOICE

This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner. -- T. N. Chase, CHOICE

"""This work is clearly written in an informal and non-technical style. Most importantly, it is a highly engaging account of the interactions between the environment and human civilization.[...] the work decently explores relevant and timely topics and presents the information in a comprehensible manner."" -- T. N. Chase, CHOICE"

Author Information

Dr. Thomas S. Bianchi is the Jon and Beverly Thompson Endowed Chair of Geological Sciences at the University of Florida.

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