Coastal World Heritage Sites
Coastal World Heritage Sites

Author: Vanda Claudino-Sales

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-09-07

Total Pages: 591

ISBN-13: 9402415289

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This book presents the natural, environmental and scenic richness of the world’s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as “Natural World Heritage Sites”. Representing well-preserved areas of exceptional significance to the planet and to humankind, they include a total of 49 marine sites, formed by reefs, atolls and gulfs, and 35 coastal sites in all oceans and all continents with exception of Antarctica. They are being protected and preserved from most degrading uses for future generations as an important legacy from the past. Exploring their richness, this book analyzes and explains these sites in a clear, understandable, scientific way, and is of interest to all who work in or care about the geosciences, environmental sciences and biosciences.

Great Lakes Journey
Great Lakes Journey

Author: Gary McGuffin

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Limited

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 0771055390

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The McGuffins share with readers the magnificent beauty of the Great Lakes Heritage Coast The Great Lakes Heritage Coast is an area that includes 1.1 million hectares of coastline along the north shore of Lake Superior and into Georgian Bay that has been recognized by the Ontario Government as a natural resource to be preserved and protected. As champions of Canada's wilderness, the McGuffins vowed to support this project and bring attention to the Heritage Coast by paddling the route and reporting on their adventure. For three months in the summer of 2002, Gary, Joanie, their three-year-old daughter, Sila, and their Alaskan Malamute, Kalija, paddled the route. The 3,000-km trip from Thunder Bay to Port Severn took them into some of the most breathtaking wilderness Canada has to offer. Through their written narrative and more than a hundred vibrant full-colour photographs, the McGuffins share with readers the things that make this trip unforgettable: the awe-inspiring star-filled skies, the rich variety of flora and fauna, the warmth of campfires on cool nights, the morning sun reflecting off pristine lakes, and the majestic ancient trees that abound in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence forest. This book is a tribute to that beauty.

Captured Heritage
Captured Heritage

Author: Douglas Cole

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0774844507

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The heyday of anthropological collecting on the Northwest Coast took place between 1875 and the Great Depression. The scramble for skulls and skeletons, poles, canoes, baskets, feast bowls, and masks went on until it seemed that almost everything not nailed down or hidden was gone. The period of most intense collecting on the coast coincided with the growth of anthropological museums, which reflected the realization that time was running out and that civilization was pushing the indigenous people to the wall, destroying their material culture and even extinguishing the native stock itself.

The Solway Coast Britain's Heritage Coast
The Solway Coast Britain's Heritage Coast

Author: H. C. Ivison

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2014-06-15

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1445621959

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From Ammo to Zig-Zag, many of the words we use today were invented in the First World War. They provide a unique insight into the experience of the war, and the inventiveness and humour of ordinary soldiers

Exmouth to Plymouth Britain's Heritage Coast
Exmouth to Plymouth Britain's Heritage Coast

Author: Gary Holpin

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 1445621576

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A fascinating journey along the Exmouth to Plymouth coast through the history and folklore of one of Britain's most beautiful and enchanting coastlines

Coastal Environments
Coastal Environments

Author: R. W. G. Carter

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9780121618568

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This original volume draws on the author's own research experiences in Ireland, Britain, France, Canada, and the United States to present a guide of coastal environments for applications of shoreline and environmental management. Topics include: long-term development of coasts, water supply and waste disposal, energy resources and coastal water management, coastal water management for recreation, coastal management of storm hazards, and managing world sea-level rise.

England's Coastal Heritage
England's Coastal Heritage

Author: Michael Fulford

Publisher: English Heritage

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1848021445

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England's coastal zone contains an important legacy of historic assets, including a complex array of fragile and irreplaceable archaeological remains. This report documents the recorded coastal archaeological resource and identifies future themes for survey and investigation.