Coast Lines: How Mapmakers Frame the World and Chart Environmental Change [Coastlines]. by Monmonier, Mark - 2008

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Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: The University of Chicago Press, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. In the next century, sea levels are predicted to rise at unprecedented rates, causing flooding around the world, from the islands of Malaysia and the canals of Venice to the coasts of Florida and California. These rising water levels pose serious challenges to all aspects of coastal existence--chiefly economic, residential, and environmental--as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coasts. It is this facet of coastal life that Mark Monmonier tackles in COAST LINES. Setting sail on a journey across shifting landscapes, cartographic technology, and climate change, Monmonier reveals that coastlines are as much a set of ideas, assumptions, and societal beliefs as they are solid black lines on maps. Whether for sailing charts or property maps, Monmonier shows, coastlines challenge mapmakers to capture on paper… Read More

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2008. xiii, 228pp, Index, Bibliography, Notes, maps, bw ills. Or boards in jacket. Near new. Rising water levels present unprecedented challenges to all coastal existence as well as to the cartographic definition and mapping of coaasts.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. original cloth backed boards hardcover, illustrated throughout, 228 pages, fine in fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf 308.