The Urban Ocean
Cambridge University Press, 11/1/2018
EAN 9781107191990, ISBN10: 1107191998
Hardcover, 266 pages, 25.3 x 17.8 x 1.7 cm
Language: English
This book introduces the new discipline of urban oceanography, providing a deeper understanding of the physics of the coastal ocean in an urban setting. The authors explore how the coastal ocean impacts with the humans who live, work and play along its shores; and in turn how human activities impact the health and dynamics of the coastal ocean. Fundamental topics covered include: the governing dynamical equations; tidal and circulation processes; variation of salinity and freshwater fluxes; watershed pollutants; observing systems; and climate change. Bridging the gaps between the fields of engineering, physical and social sciences, economics, and policy, this book is for anyone who wishes to learn about the physics, chemistry, and biology of coastal waters. It will support an introductory course on urban oceanography at the advanced undergraduate and graduate level, and will also prove invaluable as a reference text for researchers, professionals, coastal urban planners, and environmental engineers.
1. Overview
people and water
2. Characteristics of seawater
3. Urban ocean characteristics
4. Governing dynamics
5. Mass, salt and temperature 'conservation'
6. Water level changes
7. Estuarine and coastal ocean flows
8. Urban meteorology
9. Coastal processes and shoreline modification
10. Marine pollution
11. Coastal extreme events
the risks and the responses
12. Coastal ocean observing systems
13. Climate change
14. Cities and water – building resilience
References
Index.