The Nature of the Outer Banks
Environmental Processes, Field Sites, and Development Issues, Corolla to Ocracoke
By Betsy Bennett, Dirk Frankenberg | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
About the book
North Carolina’s Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic guide, The Nature of the Outer Banks describes these dynamic forces and guides visitors to sites where they can see these phenomena in action.
In the first section of the book, Dirk Frankenberg highlights three major processes on the Outer Banks: the rising sea level, movement of sand by wind and water, and stabilization of sand by plant life. In the second section, he provides a mile-by-mile field guide to the northern Banks, and in the final section, he alerts readers to the dangers of overdevelopment on the Outer Banks. In a new foreword for this edition, Betsy Bennett documents the ever-more-critical situation of these shifting sands.
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Editions of The Nature of the Outer Banks
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807872345
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807872376
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890843418
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North Carolina’s Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic guide, The Nature of the Outer Banks describes these dynamic forces and guides visitors to sites where they can see these phenomena in action.
In the first section of the book, Dirk Frankenberg highlights three major processes on the Outer Banks: the rising sea level, movement of sand by wind and water, and stabilization of sand by plant life. In the second section, he provides a mile-by-mile field guide to the northern Banks, and in the final section, he alerts readers to the dangers of overdevelopment on the Outer Banks. In a new foreword for this edition, Betsy Bennett documents the ever-more-critical situation of these shifting sands.
Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press
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What is The Nature of the Outer Banks about?
North Carolina’s Outer Banks are in constant motion, responding to weather, waves, and the rising sea level. Beaches erode, sometimes taking homes or sections of highway with them into the surf; sand dunes migrate with the wind; and storms open new inlets and dump sand in channels and sounds. A classic guide, The Nature of the Outer Banks describes these dynamic forces and guides visitors to sites where they can see these phenomena in action.
In the first section of the book, Dirk Frankenberg highlights three major processes on the Outer Banks: the rising sea level, movement of sand by wind and water, and stabilization of sand by plant life. In the second section, he provides a mile-by-mile field guide to the northern Banks, and in the final section, he alerts readers to the dangers of overdevelopment on the Outer Banks. In a new foreword for this edition, Betsy Bennett documents the ever-more-critical situation of these shifting sands.
Southern Gateways Guide is a registered trademark of the University of North Carolina Press
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Nature of the Outer Banks?
Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure > Nature and the natural world: general interest
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How long is The Nature of the Outer Banks and how many pages does it have?
The Nature of the Outer Banks has 176 page(s)
Is The Nature of the Outer Banks part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Southern Gateways Guides
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Nature of the Outer Banks?
Betsy Bennett, Dirk Frankenberg
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The Nature of the Outer Banks is available as paperback(ISBN 9780807872345) and ebook(ISBN 9780807872376) and pdf(ISBN 9798890843418)
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