Description
| Product ID: | 9780520382732 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Seek Higher Ground |
| Subtitle: | The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis |
| Authors: | Author: Tim Palmer |
| Page Count: | 320 |
| Subjects: | Limnology (inland waters), Limnology (freshwater), Physical geography and topography, Conservation of the environment, Climate change, Social impact of environmental issues, Physical geography & topography, Conservation of the environment, Climate change, Social impact of environmental issues |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding. With Seek Higher Ground, environmental writer and former land-use planner Tim Palmer explores the legacy of flooding in America, taking a fresh look at the emerging climatic, economic, and ecological realities of our rivers and communities. Global warming is forecast to sharply intensify flooding, and this book urges that we reduce future damage in the most effective, efficient, and equitable ways possible. Through historical narrative, rigorous reporting, and decades of vivid personal experience, Palmer details how our society’s approach to flood control has been infamously inadequate and chronically counterproductive. He builds a powerful argument for both the protection of floodplain open space and for programs that help people voluntarily relocate their homes away from high-water hazards. Only by recognizing the indomitable forces of nature—and adapting to them—can we thrive in the challenging climate to come. |
| Imprint Name: | University of California Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of California Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-02 |
