TY - CHAP AU - Min Bao AU - Weibing Guan AU - Zhenyi Cao AU - Qi Chen AU - Yun Yang ED - X. San Liang ED - Yuanzhi Zhang Y1 - 2018-11-05 PY - 2018 T1 - Marine Ecological Disasters and Their Physical Controlling Mechanisms in Jiangsu Coastal Area N2 - The coastal environment is deteriorating at an alarming rate and is currently a great societal concern. This book provides a selected collection of papers on coastal environmental change, coastal disasters, and coastal infrastructure due to global warming, with a focus on the coasts of the rapidly developing country China. What makes the book distinctly different from others is its diversity, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of coastal problems. With contributions from over 30 authors, the book is a comprehensive account of diverse topics, such as coastal upwelling, estuarine processes, coastal pollution, sea level rise, meteorological and atmospheric problems, urbanization and the heat island effect, and coastal infrastructure, to name just a few, from theoretical study and phenomenological description, to methodological development. This book is expected to serve as a relatively comprehensive reference for coastal researchers, graduate students, as well as policymakers and coastal resource managers. BT - Coastal Environment, Disaster, and Infrastructure SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.80015 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.80015 SN - 978-1-78984-394-1 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-18 ER -