Determine which of the areas along Toronto's shoreline is at the greatest risk for coastal erosion.
Title: Determine which of the areas along Toronto's shoreline is at the greatest risk for coastal erosion.
Category: /Social Sciences
Details: Words: 3519 | Pages: 13 (approximately 235 words/page)
Determine which of the areas along Toronto's shoreline is at the greatest risk for coastal erosion.
Category: /Social Sciences
Details: Words: 3519 | Pages: 13 (approximately 235 words/page)
Introduction
Erosion of coastlines and beaches is a problem that can impact any settlement or city located near a body of water. In both the long and short run, coastal erosion can have enormous detrimental impacts on an area, in terms of both geography and economics. This issue is important the world over, as more than half the world's population lives within two hundred kilometers of a coastline (Committee). As a result, there are more …showed first 75 words of 3519 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 3519 total…provide a valuable insight into what Toronto might need to do to limit the ill effects of erosion.
Works Cited
Committee on Coastal Erosion Management. Managing Coastal Erosion. National Research Council, 1990. New York.
<http://www.eurosion.org/> - A European initiative for sustainable coastal erosion management
Pilkey, Orrin. Coastal Erosion: Has Retreat Sounded? Heldref Publications, 1994. New York.
Waugh, David Geography: An Integrated Approach. Nelson Thornes, 2002. Cheltenham.
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