Ganis, John, 1951- photographer.

America's endangered coasts : photographs from Texas to Maine / John Ganis ; with essays by Liz Wells and James E. Hansen.

First limited hardcover edition.

Staunton, VA : George F. Thompson Publishing in association with the American Land Publishing Project, 2016.
©2016

231 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 x 32 cm

"America's Endangered Coasts: Photographs from Texas to Maine is a pioneering and thought-provoking photographic survey of coastal areas of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States that are already threatened by a rising sea. Using a topographic aesthetic that combines straightforward, highly detailed color photographs with GPS locations and elevations above sea level for each site, this book photographically responds to low-lying areas that are frequently over-developed and vulnerable to high tides and storms such as Hurricanes Katrina, Irene, and Sandy. This book contains 168 color photographs and two essays, one by Liz Wells, a prominent British writer who offers a photo/art perspective of the work, and one by Dr. James E. Hansen, based on his prophetic scientific understandings of the climate-change crisis and some ways to address it.... America's Endangered Coasts promises to make an important contribution to the world of photographic art and to the public's awareness of climate change and its impact on everyday life. The book serves as both a warning of things to come and a photographic document of lasting historical value, since many areas that Ganis has photographed will be underwater by 2100. It is the first book of its kind to offer such comprehensive geographic coverage of representative areas along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts that are threatened now and in the future by a rising sea."--Publisher's website.

1938086430 (paperback)
9781938086434 (paperback)

Hurricane damage Gulf Coast (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Hurricane damage Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Coasts United States Pictorial works.
Coast changes United States Pictorial works.
Dommages causés par les ouragans Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) Ouvrages illustrés.
Dommages causés par les ouragans Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) Ouvrages illustrés.
Littoral États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Littoral Modifications États-Unis Ouvrages illustrés.
Coasts
Coast changes
Hurricane damage
Gulf Coast (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) Pictorial works.
Mexique, Côte du golfe du (États-Unis) Ouvrages illustrés.
Atlantique, Côte de l' (États-Unis) Ouvrages illustrés.
United States Gulf Coast
United States Atlantic Coast
United States

photobooks.
Photobooks
Illustrated works
Livres de photographies.

Wells, Liz, 1948- writer of added text.
Hansen, James E. (James Edward), 1941- writer of added text.
Wells, Liz, 1948- Picturing instability.
Hansen, James E. (James Edward), 1941- Sea-level rise and superstorms.
American Land Publishing Project, publisher.

Location: Library main m 316072
Call No.: 316072
Copy: 1
Status: Available