{"product_id":"the-last-beach-paperback","title":"The Last Beach - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrrin H. Pilkey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJ. Andrew H. Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Beach\u003c\/i\u003e is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time. The geologists Orrin H. Pilkey and J. Andrew G. Cooper sound the alarm in this frank assessment of our current relationship with beaches and their grim future if we do not change the way we understand and treat our irreplaceable shores. Combining case studies and anecdotes from around the world, they argue that many of the world's developed beaches, including some in Florida and in Spain, are virtually doomed and that we must act immediately to save imperiled beaches. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter explaining beaches as dynamic ecosystems, Pilkey and Cooper assess the harm done by dense oceanfront development accompanied by the construction of massive seawalls to protect new buildings from a shoreline that encroaches as sea levels rise. They discuss the toll taken by sand mining, trash that washes up on beaches, and pollution, which has contaminated not only the water but also, surprisingly, the sand. Acknowledging the challenge of reconciling our actions with our love of beaches, the geologists offer suggestions for reversing course, insisting that given the space, beaches can take care of themselves and provide us with multiple benefits.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrrin H. Pilkey, deemed \"America's foremost philosopher of the beaches,\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, is James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Pilkey is a coauthor (with Keith C. Pilkey) of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Climate Change: A Primer\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Duke University Press, and of twenty books in the Press's Living with the Shore series, edited by Pilkey and William J. Neal. In 2013, The Orrin Pilkey Marine Science and Conservation Genetics Center opened at the Duke Marine Lab in Beaufort, North Carolina. Pilkey lives in Hillsborough, N.C. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ. Andrew G. Cooper is Professor of Coastal Studies in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Ulster. He and Pilkey are coauthors (with William J. Neal and Joseph T. Kelley) of \u003ci\u003eThe World's Beaches: A Global Guide to the Science of the Shoreline\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditors of \u003ci\u003ePitfalls of Shoreline Stabilization\u003c\/i\u003e. Well known for his advocacy of nonintervention on shorelines and his work on beaches and coasts worldwide, Cooper lives in the town of Coleraine in Northern Ireland.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 10.17 x 6.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68418877620445,"sku":"9780822358091","price":51.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/E_hCc_9kDW9780822358091.webp?v=1793782044","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-last-beach-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}