Oceans drive the world's climate, nurture marine ecosystems full
of aquatic life, and provide shipping lanes that have defined the
global economy for centuries. And few realize that half of the
world's population lives in a coastal region within easy reach of
one. Yet human activities such as commercial fishing, coastal real
estate development, and industrial pollution have taken their toll
on the seas. The first book of its kind, "The Atlas of Coasts and
Oceans "documents the fraught relationship between humans and the
earth's largest bodies of water--and outlines the conservation
steps needed to protect the marine environment for generations to
come.
The "Atlas "offers a fascinating and often sobering account of how
urbanization, climate change, offshore oil drilling, shipping
routes, global tourism, and maritime conflict have had a profound
impact on the world's oceans and coasts. Combining text and images
in visually engaging, thematically organized map spreads, this
volume addresses the ecological, environmental, and economic
importance of marine phenomena such as coral reefs, eroding
shorelines, hurricanes, and fish populations--and how development
threatens to destroy the ultimate source of all life on the "blue
planet." Lavishly illustrated with global and regional maps, from
the Arabian Gulf to the Great Barrier Reef, from the Black Sea to
the Mediterranean, and all the other major global waterways, "The
Atlas of Coasts and Oceans" will be the definitive companion to any
study of its subject for years to come.
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