TY - CHAP T1 - U.S. Pacific Northwest coastal hazards: tectonic and climate controls T2 - Coastal Hazards Y1 - 2012 A1 - Komar, Paul D. A1 - Allan, Jonathan C. A1 - Ruggiero, Peter ED - Finkl, Charles W. KW - Alsea Bay KW - Alsea Spit KW - Bayocean Spit KW - Cape Lookout State Park KW - climate change KW - coastal hazards KW - Columbia River KW - dunes KW - earthquakes KW - El Nino KW - erosion KW - flooding KW - geology KW - Gleneden Beach KW - historical KW - jetties KW - Lincoln City (Or.) KW - Lincoln City Littoral Cell KW - minerals KW - Neskowin (Or.) KW - Nestucca River KW - Nestucca Spit KW - Netarts Bay KW - Netarts Spit KW - Newport (Or.) KW - Pacific City (Or.) KW - Rockaway (Or.) KW - sea level KW - sediments KW - Siletz Bay KW - Siletz Spit KW - tidal data KW - Tillamook Bay KW - tsunamis KW - wave heights KW - Willapa Bay KW - Yaquina Bay JF - Coastal Hazards T3 - Coastal Research Library PB - Springer Science Media CY - Dordrecht Netherlands VL - 6 SN - 9789400752344 N1 - This is a comprehensive, up-to-date and important discussion of coastal hazards. There’s an excellent discussion of historic problems, a good look at current issues, and a chilling discussion of the implications of rising sea levels and climate change. Charts, b+w and color photographs. Anyone considering purchasing property at the coast should read this first. ER -