The Urban Ocean: The Interaction of Cities with Water

ISBN-13: 9781316642207 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 248 str.

Alan F. Blumberg; Michael S. Bruno

Opis

Describes the physics of the coastal ocean, for advanced students, researchers, urban planners, and environmental engineers.

Recenzje

'This is a unique and daring book on a fascinating and important topic. The rivers, estuaries and coastal regions of our world have lots to offer. They have therefore become increasingly urbanized. Humans have become a geophysical and a geopolitical force. The concept of The Urban Ocean explores and explains the formulae that govern the physics of the ocean and brings people and their habitats fully into the equation. The book bravely links physics and engineering to social studies and behavioral science. Written from an action perspective, it pairs the complex dynamics of our contemporary urbanized deltas with a globally emerging notion and movement of resilience engineering.' Theo Toonen, Universiteit Twente, the Netherlands

Spis treści

1. Overview: people and water; 2. Characteristics of seawater; 3. Urban ocean characteristics; 4. Governing dynamics; 5. Mass, salt and temperature 'conservation'; 6. Water level changes; 7. Estuarine and coastal ocean flows; 8. Urban meteorology; 9. Coastal processes and shoreline modification; 10. Marine pollution; 11. Coastal extreme events: the risks and the responses; 12. Coastal ocean observing systems; 13. Climate change; 14. Cities and water – building resilience; References; Index.