Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay

Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay
Author :
Publisher : CRC Press
Total Pages : 180
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780429946103
ISBN-13 : 0429946104
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay by : Gary C. Howard

Download or read book Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay written by Gary C. Howard and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-23 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. The forces that built it began with plate tectonics and involved the collision of the Pacific and North American plates and the subduction of the Juan de Fuka plate. Changes in the climate resulting from the last ice age yielded lower and then higher sea levels. Human activity influenced the Bay. Gold mining during the California gold rush sent masses of slit into the Bay. Humans have also built several major cities and filled significant parts of the Bay. This book describes the natural history and evolution of the SF Bay Area over the last 50 million years through the present and into the future. Key selling features: Summarizes a complex geological, geographical and ecological history Reviews how the San Francisco Bay has changed and will likely change in the future Examines the different roles and various drivers of Bay ecosystem function Includes the role of humans - both first peoples and modern populations - on the Bay Explores San Francisco Bay as an example of general bay ecolgical and environmental issues


Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay Related Books

Making and Unmaking of the San Francisco Bay
Language: en
Pages: 180
Authors: Gary C. Howard
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-23 - Publisher: CRC Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. The forces that built it began with plate tectonics and involved the collision o
Remaking the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Language: en
Pages: 240
Authors: Karen Trapenberg Frick
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-14 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Winner of TransportiCA’s September Book Club Award 2018 On 17 October 1989 one the largest earthquakes to occur in California since the San Francisco earthqua
Decision-making on Mega-projects
Language: en
Pages: 353
Authors: Hugo Priemus
Categories: Business & Economics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-01 - Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

It will be useful for those experienced and senior professionals who are charged with authorizing and controlling projects. Recommended. P.F. Rad, Choice Buildi
A Tale of Two Bridges
Language: en
Pages: 266
Authors: Stephen Mikesell
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-04-03 - Publisher: University of Nevada Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A Tale of Two Bridges is a history of two versions of the San Francisco—Oakland Bay Bridge: the original bridge built in 1936 and a replacement for the easter
Mega Transport Infrastructure Planning
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Sandro Fabbro
Categories: Technology & Engineering
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-09-10 - Publisher: Springer

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Based on the work of Poly5, or the Mediterranean Corridor, mega-transport infrastructure project, this ground-breaking reference explains how and why traditiona