America's endangered coasts, photographs from Texas to Maine, John Ganis ; with essays by Liz Wells and James E. Hansen
Type
Label
America's endangered coasts, photographs from Texas to Maine, John Ganis ; with essays by Liz Wells and James E. Hansen
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
America's endangered coasts
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
947149991
Responsibility statement
John Ganis ; with essays by Liz Wells and James E. Hansen
Sub title
photographs from Texas to Maine
Summary
"America's Endangered Coasts: Photographs from Texas to Maine is a pioneering and thought-provoking photographic survey of coastal areas of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States that are already threatened by a rising sea. Using a topographic aesthetic that combines straightforward, highly detailed color photographs with GPS locations and elevations above sea level for each site, this book photographically responds to low-lying areas that are frequently over-developed and vulnerable to high tides and storms such as Hurricanes Katrina, Irene, and Sandy. This book contains 168 color photographs and two essays, one by Liz Wells, a prominent British writer who offers a photo/art perspective of the work, and one by Dr. James E. Hansen, based on his prophetic scientific understandings of the climate-change crisis and some ways to address it.... America's Endangered Coasts promises to make an important contribution to the world of photographic art and to the public's awareness of climate change and its impact on everyday life. The book serves as both a warning of things to come and a photographic document of lasting historical value, since many areas that Ganis has photographed will be underwater by 2100. It is the first book of its kind to offer such comprehensive geographic coverage of representative areas along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts that are threatened now and in the future by a rising sea."--Publisher's website
Creator
Subject
- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Livres de photographies
- Dommages causés par les ouragans -- Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Hurricane damage -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Dommages causés par les ouragans -- Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Photobooks
- Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- photobooks
- Hurricane damage -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Coasts -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Littoral -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Littoral -- Modifications -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Coast changes -- United States -- Pictorial works
Content
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Publisher
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- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Livres de photographies
- Dommages causés par les ouragans -- Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Hurricane damage -- Gulf Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Dommages causés par les ouragans -- Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Photobooks
- Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) -- Ouvrages illustrés
- photobooks
- Hurricane damage -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Pictorial works
- Coasts -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Littoral -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Littoral -- Modifications -- États-Unis -- Ouvrages illustrés
- Coast changes -- United States -- Pictorial works
- Content2
- Photographer1
- Publisher1
- resource.writerofaddedtext2
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