{"product_id":"the-atlas-of-coasts-don-hinrichsen-9780226342269","title":"The Atlas of Coasts \u0026 Oceans: Ecosystems, Threatened Resources, Marine Conservation","description":"\u003cp\u003eOceans drive the world's climate, nurture marine ecosystems full of aquatic life, and provide shipping lanes that have defined the global economy for centuries. And few realize that half of the world's population lives in a coastal region within easy reach of one. Yet human activities such as commercial fishing, coastal real estate development, and industrial pollution have taken their toll on the seas. The first book of its kind, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Coasts and Oceans \u003c\/i\u003edocuments the fraught relationship between humans and the earth's largest bodies of water--and outlines the conservation steps needed to protect the marine environment for generations to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eAtlas \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fascinating and often sobering account of how urbanization, climate change, offshore oil drilling, shipping routes, global tourism, and maritime conflict have had a profound impact on the world's oceans and coasts. Combining text and images in visually engaging, thematically organized map spreads, this volume addresses the ecological, environmental, and economic importance of marine phenomena such as coral reefs, eroding shorelines, hurricanes, and fish populations--and how development threatens to destroy the ultimate source of all life on the \"blue planet.\" Lavishly illustrated with global and regional maps, from the Arabian Gulf to the Great Barrier Reef, from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean, and all the other major global waterways, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Coasts and Oceans\u003c\/i\u003e will be the definitive companion to any study of its subject for years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Don Hinrichsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226342263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226342269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 7.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012","brand":"Don Hinrichsen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072167735551,"sku":"9780226342269","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3b34db3d-add1-4831-9e36-acd11e6a4bf8.jpg?v=1685440356","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-atlas-of-coasts-don-hinrichsen-9780226342269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}