{"product_id":"coastal-and-marine-environments-yeqiao-wang-9781138339637","title":"Coastal and Marine Environments","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthored by world-class scientists and scholars, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life. Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE-awarded \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Natural Resources\u003c\/i\u003e, this new edition demonstrates the major challenges that the society is facing for the sustainability of all well-being on the planet Earth. The experience, evidence, methods, and models used in studying natural resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes, arranged along the main systems of land, water, and air. It reviews state-of-the-art knowledge, highlights advances made in different areas, and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote sensing and geospatial data with field-based measurements in the study of natural resources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume 5, \u003ci\u003eCoastal and Marine Environments\u003c\/i\u003e, discusses marine and coastal ecosystems, their biodiversity, conservation, and integrated marine management plans. It provides fundamental information on coastal and estuarine systems and includes discussions on coastal erosion and shoreline change, natural disasters, evaporation and energy balance, fisheries and marine resource management, and more. New in this edition are discussions on sea level rise, renewable energy, coral reef restoration, fishery resource economics, and coastal remote sensing. This volume demonstrates the key processes, methods, and models used through many case studies from around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in an easy-to-reference manner, \u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Natural Resources, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, as individual volumes or as a complete set, is an essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the science and management of natural resources. Public and private libraries, educational and research institutions, scientists, scholars, and resource managers will benefit enormously from this set. Individual volumes and chapters can also be used in a wide variety of both graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental science and natural science at different levels and disciplines, such as biology, geography, earth system science, and ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yeqiao Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138339636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138339637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2021","brand":"Yeqiao Wang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43983096742143,"sku":"9781138339637","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a68a59a7-49cd-40cc-813f-08e98246db9b.jpg?v=1683264651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coastal-and-marine-environments-yeqiao-wang-9781138339637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}