A global environmental history of coastal dunes /

"This book provides a holistic perspective on coastal dunes, highlighting new insights into present day challenges to show that narratives, along with numbers, graphics and computer models, have a role to play in climate change science, policymaking, and citizenship awareness. Adopting a cross-...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Freitas, Joana Gaspar de (Environmental historian) (Author)
Corporate Author:	Taylor & Francis
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.
Series:	Routledge studies in environmental history
Subjects:	Sand dunes. Sand dune conservation. Sand dune management. Coastal zone management. Dunes. Dunes > Conservation. Littoral > Aménagement. dunes. HISTORY / General NATURE / Ecology NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Prologue : a path through the dunes
Pulling the dunes out of the archives
The moving dunes
Dealing with sand drift
Turning dunes into forests
Sowing the sands
Crossing the Atlantic
Reaching the Pacific
The sands of the Indian Ocean
Contested practices, unstable environments
Dunes as a destination
Vanishing coasts
Connecting the dots.