Introduction to California's Beaches and Coast
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Introduction to California's Beaches and Coast by Gary Griggs
From sunny beaches where thousands escape the summer's heat to wild and isolated rocky cliffs, California boasts one of the most spectacular and diverse shorelines in the world. Accompanied by numerous color photographs, diagrams, and maps, this guide explains why California's Pacific Coast looks and works the way it does. Gary Griggs explores the dynamic forces that have created beaches and the coastline through lively discussions of tectonics, the formation of waves, rain and wind, changing climates and sea levels, human impacts, and coastal erosion. The guide answers such questions as: Where does all that sand come from? Can we harness the energy of waves? How fast does the coastline erode? What lies just off shore beneath the waves?
"Griggs is a first-class writer who knows the coastline" Pacific Horticulture "This comprehensive and fascinating book is a must-read for anyone who lives on or near the coast." -- Robert Walch The Californian "There's much in this book that should fascinate anyone living along the California coastline." -- Bob Walch Coastviews "The book will fascinate any person curious about what happens when the power of the sea meets a landmass." -- Bob Walch Bookideas.com "A treasure trove of information about California's beaches and coast... Extremely informative and useful." Journal Of Coastal Research "A fascinating book." -- Michael Raffety Mountain Democrat
Gary Griggs is Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the co-author of The Santa Cruz Coast: Then and Now and Living with the Changing California Coast (UC Press), among other books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520262904 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520262905 |
| Title | Introduction to California's Beaches and Coast |
| Author | Gary Griggs |
| Series | California Natural History Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2010-06-22 |
| Number of pages | 328 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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