- Paperback: 216 pages
- Publisher: Duke University Press (February 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0822320207
- ISBN-13: 978-0822320203
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,194,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"This book offers important lessons and valuable advice to coastal planners and coastal residents--and not just those of Oregon and Washington. The excellent case study material in "The Pacific Northwest Coast "could become part of a curricula for courses in natural hazards, coastal management, and coastal geomorphology. If you care about the coast, this book is a worthy addition to your library."
--Douglas J. Sherman, "Geographical Review"
--Douglas J. Sherman, "Geographical Review"
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While the coast of the Pacific Northwest becomes ever more populated and developed, its beaches and cliffs continue to be altered by ocean currents and winter storms. Coastal oceanographer Paul Komar reminds readers of the area's geological and cultural history and the ever-present problem of erosion. He issues an urgent call for changes in shoreline management and attitudes toward development. 41 figures. 20 maps. 112 photos.
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Early explorers of the Northwest coast were impressed by the tremendous variety of its scenery. Read the first page
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The Pacific Northwest Coast, May 28 2000
By James Giambrone Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Pacific Northwest Coast-PB (Paperback)
The book is valuable and understandable. I am doing research in preparation to a move to the west coast of Oregon. Professor Komar takes a complicated issue and makes it understandable for a lay person. He is clear about what level of evidence exists for various subjects and is clear when expressing his opinion. The book very much answered just about all the questions I had.
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