{"product_id":"california-against-the-sea-visions-for-our-vanishing-coastline-hardcover","title":"California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRosanna Xia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a celebrated environmental journalist, the riveting exploration of sea level rise along the West Coast through human stories and ecological dramas.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2023 Golden Poppy Award Winner for Nonfiction, Chosen by the California Independent Booksellers Alliance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Viscerally urgent, thoroughly reported, and compellingly written--a must-read for our uncertain times.\" --\u003cb\u003eEd Yong\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eAn Immense World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"When do seawalls make sense? And when is it better to give in to the tides? [...] \u003ci\u003eIn California Against the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, Xia [...] writes about the difficult realities of trying to incorporate fairness into our tally of costs and benefits.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong California's 1,200-mile coastline, the overheated Pacific Ocean is rising and pressing in, imperiling both wildlife and the maritime towns and cities that 27 million people call home. In \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Against the Sea, Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e coastal reporter Rosanna Xia asks: As climate chaos threatens the places we love so fiercely, will we finally grasp our collective capacity for change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eXia, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, investigates the impacts of engineered landscapes, the market pressures of development, and the ecological activism and political scrimmages that have carved our contemporary coastline--and foretell even greater changes to our shores. From the beaches of the Mexican border up to the sheer-cliffed North Coast, the voices of Indigenous leaders, community activists, small-town mayors, urban engineers, and tenacious environmental scientists commingle. Together, they chronicle the challenges and urgency of forging a climate-wise future. Xia's investigation takes us to Imperial Beach, Los Angeles, Pacifica, Marin City, San Francisco, and beyond, weighing the rivaling arguments, agreements, compromises, and visions governing the State of California's commitment to a coast for all. Through graceful reportage, she charts how the decisions we make today will determine where we go tomorrow: headlong into natural disaster, or toward an equitable refashioning of coastal stewardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosanna Xia\u003c\/b\u003e is an environmental reporter for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003e where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her work has been anthologized in the \u003ci\u003eBest American Science and Nature Writing\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756879176013,"sku":"9781597146197","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/8qpdefeVJL9781597146197.webp?v=1776754697","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/california-against-the-sea-visions-for-our-vanishing-coastline-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}