Long Term Implications of Sea Level Change for the Mississippi and Alabama Coastlines
Long Term Implications of Sea Level Change for the Mississippi and Alabama Coastlines

Author: David Burrage

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13:

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"The issue of an accelerated sea level rise is of critical importance to coastal residents, developers, and managers along the northern Gulf of Mexico. Even small rises in sea level can have far-reaching impacts on the region's generally flat coastal profiles. In some areas of the Mississippi/Ala​bama coast, small rises in sea level could cause a large horizontal displacement of the apparent shoreline, resulting in new shoreline formation hundreds of feet inland. Prior development of many coastal areas has disrupted natural processes, resulting in increased shoreline erosion; continued development in the coastal zone, coupled with the possibility of elevated water levels, may serve to magnify the consequences of man's activities. It is imperative that decision-makers develop an appropriate management strategy to minimize the effects sea level rise may have on our fragile coastal resources. Local, state, and federal experts were invited to present papers examining the sea level rise phenomenon"--National Sea Grant Library publication website.

Living with the Alabama-Mississippi Shore
Living with the Alabama-Mississippi Shore

Author: Wayne F. Canis

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9780822305118

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The Alabama-Mississippi shoreline along the Gulf of Mexico boasts some of the world's most beautiful beaches and balmiest climes. Ever-increasing numbers of retirees, recreation lovers, and industries with work forces are being attracted to the "Sun Belt." On a soft April day the Gulf's waters look as peaceful as a pond. Yet this same serene shoreline has been ravaged by seven major hurricanes during this century. Several years more than one fearful storm has come hurtling in during a single "season." Loss of life an property damage have been devastating. And newcomers seem almost unaware of the potential dangers. The authors of this book offer a vivid, historical overview for understanding the environment of the Alabama-Mississippi shore. They describe the risks faced by new residents, and they point the way toward safe and sane coastal development.

Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System
Understanding the Long-Term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System

Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 157

ISBN-13: 0309475872

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The U.S. Gulf Coast provides a valuable setting to study deeply connected natural and human interactions and feedbacks that have led to a complex, interconnected coastal system. The physical landscape in the region has changed significantly due to broad-scale, long-term processes such as coastal subsidence and river sediment deposition as well as short-term episodic events such as hurricanes. Modifications from human activities, including building levees and canals and constructing buildings and roads, have left their own imprint on the natural landscape. This coupled natural-human coastal system and the individual aspects within it (physical, ecological, and human) are under increased pressure from accelerating environmental stressors such as sea level rise, intensifying hurricanes, and continued population increase with its accompanying coastal development. Promoting the resilience and maintaining the habitability of the Gulf Coast into the future will need improved understanding of the coupled natural-human coastal system, as well as effective sharing of this understanding in support of decision-making and policies. Understanding the Long-term Evolution of the Coupled Natural-Human Coastal System presents a research agenda meant to enable a better understanding of the multiple and interconnected factors that influence long-term processes along the Gulf Coast. This report identifies scientific and technical gaps in understanding the interactions and feedbacks between human and natural processes, defines essential components of a research and development program in response to the identified gaps, and develops priorities for critical areas of research.

Responding to Changes in Sea Level
Responding to Changes in Sea Level

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1987-02-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0309037816

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Over the last 100 years, sea level has risen approximately 12 centimeters and is expected to continue rising at an even faster rate. This situation has serious implications for human activity along our coasts. In this book, geological and coastal engineering experts examine recent sea level trends and project changes over the next 100 years, anticipating shoreline response to changing sea level and the consequences for coastal development and uses. Scenarios for future sea level rise and several case studies are presented.

A New Coast
A New Coast

Author: Jeffrey Peterson

Publisher:

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1642830127

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More severe storms and rising seas will inexorably push the American coastline inland with profound impact on communities, infrastructure, and natural systems. In A New Coast, Jeffrey Peterson presents the science behind predictions for coastal impacts and explains how current policies fall short of what's needed to prepare for these changes. He outlines a framework of bold, new national policies and funding to support local and state governments. Peterson calls for engagement of citizens, the private sector, as well as local and national leaders in a "campaign for a new coast." This is a forward-looking volume offering new insights for policymakers, planners, business leaders preparing for the changes coming to America's coast.

Changing Sea Levels
Changing Sea Levels

Author: David Pugh

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9780521532181

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Flooding of coastal communities is one of the major causes of environmental disasters world-wide. This textbook explains at a basic level, how sea levels are affected by astronomical tides, by weather effects that generate extreme flooding events, and over the longer term by ocean circulation and climate trends. It also indicates how sea level changes are related to changing risks, coastal dynamics, geology and biology; and outlines some of the economic and legal implications. Based on courses taught by the author in the UK and the USA, this book is aimed at undergraduate students at all levels, with the text developed in such a way that non-basic mathematics is confined to Appendices and a web site (http://publishing.cambridge.org/resources/0521532183/). Changing Sea Levels will also interest and inform professionals in many fields including hydrography, coastal engineering, geology, biology and also coastal planning and economics.