Against the Seas tells how we have coped with rising sea levels since the end of the Ice Age — by moving, building defences, or magic. Flood stories in different cultures show just how traumatic those experiences were. But what happened in the past may help us in the future and gives hope that we will survive.
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- Pages
- 296
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- Toronto, CA
Table of Contents
- Cover 1
- Title 5
- Copyright 6
- Contents 11
- Preface 13
- Part 1: Rising Waters 19
- Musical Interlude 21
- 1 The Sinking City 23
- 2 Those Mythic Floods 49
- Part 2: Taking Back the Land, Living with Water 67
- Musical Interlude 69
- 3 Fighting Back 71
- 4 Wresting a Home from the Sea 99
- Part 3: Rivers, Deltas, and Estuaries : The Battle Between Water and Land — Three Examples 111
- Musical Interlude 113
- 5 Shanghai 115
- 6 Dhaka and the Sundarbans 129
- 7 The Salish Sea, Vancouver, and Seattle 149
- Part 4: Where We Go from Here 171
- Musical Interlude 173
- 8 What Can Be Done — What Will Be Done? 175
- Part 5: No Time to Waste 229
- Musical Interlude 231
- 9 The Rainbow 233
- Acknowledgements 241
- Notes 243
- Selected Bibliography 275
- Image Credits 283
- Index 285
- About the Author 291
