Sea-level rise and coastal subsidence : causes, consequences, and strategies / edited by John D. Milliman and Bilal U. Haq.

At head of cover title: "Coastal systems and continental margins"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction: Sea-level rise and coastal subsidence - towards meaningful strategies / J. D. Millimsn, B. U. Haq -- Pt. 1. Processes and problems -- 1. Global sea-level rise: past and future / S. C. B. Raper, T. M. L. Wiglet, R. A. Warrick -- 2. Land subsidence in coastal lowlands / sakia Jelgersma -- 3. River-sediment inputs to major deltas / Robert H. Meade -- 4. Coastal erosion and rising sea-level / E. C. F. Bird -- Pt. 2. Case studies -- 5. Land subsidence in Bangkok during 1978-1988 / Prinya Nutalaya ...[et al.] -- 6. Coastal erosion in the Gulf of Thailand / S. Vongvisessomjai ...[et al.] -- 7. Nature of sediment load in the Ganges-Brahmaputra river systems in India / V. Subramanian, A. L. Ramanathan -- 8. Subsidence of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta of Bangladesh and associated drainage, sedimentation and salinity problems / Mahmood Alam -- 9. Tectonic, eustatic and isostatic changes along the Indian coast / K. R. Subrahmanya -- 10. Effect of sea-level rise and human activity on the Yangtze delta, China / Rem Mei-e, J. D. Milliman -- 11. Rising sea level and subsidence of the northern Nile delta: a case study / Mahmoud Kh. El-Sayed -- 12. Land subsidence and sea-level rise: the case of the Po delta region, Italy / G. Sestini -- 13. The Niger delta and sea-level rise / A. Chidi Ibe -- 14. Sea-level rise and the stability of Barrier Islands, with special references to the Wadden Sea / H. Postma -- 15. Subsidence, sea-level rise, and wetland loss in the lower Mississippi River delta / J. T. Wells -- Pt. 3. Strategies -- 16. Economising human responses to subsidence and rising sea-level / J. M. Broadus -- 17. Man made projects and relative sea-level rise / J. G. de Rhonde -- 18. Impact of sea-level rise on flood control in Bangkok and vicinity / Sanga Sabhasri, Ksemsan Suwarnarat -- Coastal vulnerability: hazards and strategies / B. U. Haq, J. D. Milliman