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020			_a1642832561 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9781642832563 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)on1378297245
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050	0	0	_aGB5014 _b.M545 2023
082	0	4	_a363.34 _223
100	1		_aMiller, Stephen Robert,
245	1	0	_aOver the seawall : _btsunamis, cyclones, drought, and the delusion of controlling nature / _cStephen Robert Miller.
246	3	0	_aTsunamis, cyclones, drought, and the delusion of controlling nature
264		1	_aWashington, DC : _bIsland Press, _c[2023]
300			_a252 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-244) and index.
505	0		_aSoutei-Gai : northeastern Japan -- Pagal, by any other name : southwest Bangladesh -- The audacity of desert living : central Arizona.
520			_a"As extreme weather becomes more common, the urge to outwit nature can be irresistible. But when our expensive technosolutions backfire, are we worse off than before? How should we adapt to a changing climate? Miller reveals the unintended consequences of bad adaptations or as academics call it, maladaptations--fixes that do more harm than good. From seawalls in coastal Japan, to the reengineered waters in the Ganges River Delta, to the artificial ribbon of water supporting both farms and urban centers in parched Arizona, the author traces the histories of engineering marvels that were once deemed too smart and too big to fail. In each he takes us into the land and culture, seeking out locals and experts to better understand how complicated, grandiose schemes led instead to failure, and to find answers to the technologic holes we've dug ourselves into. Miller urges us to take a hard look at the fortifications we build and how they've fared in the past. He embraces humanity's penchant for problem-solving, but argues that if we are to adapt successfully to climate change, we must recognize that working with nature is not surrender but the only way to assure a secure future."--From publisher's description.
650		0	_aCyclones.
650		0	_aDroughts.
650		0	_aHazard mitigation.
650		0	_aHuman beings _xEffect of environment on.
650		0	_aNatural disasters.
650		0	_aNature _xEffect of human beings on.
650		0	_aTsunamis.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aMiller, Stephen Robert. _tOver the seawall. _dWashington, DC : Island Press, [2023] _z9781642832570 _w(OCoLC)1407099253
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