{"product_id":"9781394216888","title":"Sea Levels and Coastal Boundaries","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSea Levels and Coastal Boundaries\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGeorge M. Cole\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Civil \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthoritative reference on the many laws, regulations, and guidelines related to public and private water boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSea Levels and Coastal Boundaries \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive resource for making critical decisions regarding the issue of coastal boundaries, planning, and regulation amidst climate change and rising sea levels, providing guidance in understanding of how sea level is changing, how society has defined the boundaries between public waters and bordering uplands as well as national offshore boundaries, and how such boundaries are defined and located. This book defines boundaries in public trust tidal waters, non-tidal waters, and boundaries for riparian and littoral rights and describes practices for determining boundaries where shorelines have been altered due to sea level change in the short and long term. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded case law examples and exhibits cover complex legal issues such as navigability, riparian rights, and interstate compact agreements. The text also contributes to the issues of justice, safeguarding the environment, and related topics by providing clarity on the protection of public domain waters as well as private property rights. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a leading surveying expert with decades of experience in the field of riparian and littoral boundaries, \u003ci\u003eSea Levels and Coastal Boundaries \u003c\/i\u003eincludes information on: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh and low water marks, tidal boundaries, and the legal status of artificial water bodies such as reservoirs and canals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaters in the public trust, covering their general criteria, navigability-in-fact versus navigability-in-law, and non-navigable coves and tributaries \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoundary definitions of public trust tidal waters in various jurisdictions, covering Anglo-American Common Law, North-Atlantic Low Water States, and Civil Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eU.S. national and state maritime boundaries, covering boundaries including bays, entrance points (headlands), and obstructed entrances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSea Levels and Coastal Boundaries\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference for attorneys, surveyors, engineers, coastal planners, oceanographers, land developers, and others dealing with coastal or riparian lands or sea levels in their respective careers, as well as students in related programs of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge M. Cole\u003c\/b\u003e is a professional engineer, surveyor, and geographer. His background includes service as a commissioned officer (final rank Lt. Commander) of the U.S. Coast \u0026amp; Geodetic Survey (now NOAA), the State Cadastral Surveyor for Florida, a private consultant directing private surveying and mapping operations in both the United States and Latin America, a visiting professor at the University of Puerto Rico, and an adjunct professor at Florida State University. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 August 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781394216888\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379841069196,"sku":"9781394216888","price":101.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781394216888_46994483-999e-4f95-8bd1-6ca51f9e776b.jpg?v=1780155034","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781394216888","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}