{"product_id":"9781585445615","title":"The Formation and Future of the Upper Texas Coast: A Geologist Answers Questions about Sand, Storms, and Living by the Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith strong personal and professional ties to the Gulf of Mexico, marine geologist John B. Anderson has spent two decades studying the Texas coastline and continental shelf. In this book, he sets out to answer fundamental questions that are frequently asked about the coast—how it evolved; how it operates; how natural processes affect it and why it is ever changing; and, finally, how human development can be managed to help preserve it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book provides an amply illustrated look at ocean waves and currents, beach formation and erosion, barrier island evolution, hurricanes, and sea level changes. With an abundance of visual material—including aerial photos, historical maps, simple figures, and satellite images—the author presents a lively, interesting lesson in coastal geography that readers will remember and appreciate the next time they are at the beach and want to know:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003eWhat happens to the sand that erodes from our beaches?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003eCan beach erosion be stopped—and should we try?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003eHow much sand will be needed to stabilize our beaches?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003eDoes a hurricane have any positive impacts?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e            \u003ci\u003eHow much development can the coast withstand?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis entertaining and instructive book provides authoritative answers to these and other questions that are essential to our understanding of coastal change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030932078832,"sku":"9781585445615","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781585445615_p0.jpg?v=1763805248","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781585445615","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}