{"product_id":"vanishing-sands-9781478016168","title":"Vanishing Sands","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTravelling from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean to South America and the eastern United States, the authors of Vanishing Sands track the devastating environmental, social, and economic impact of legal and illegal sand mining over the past twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors combine their enthralling case studies with actionable suggestions: governments should buy coastal lands 'to create management units,' for instance. Beachgoers, policymakers, and builders alike will something to consider in this shocking study.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"An informative, detailed, extensively documented scholarly examination of sand mining and its associated issues that will appeal to geologists, environmentalists, and those concerned about climate change.\" -- Sue O'Brien * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\"Dozens of references in each chapter and a detailed index make this an important addition to academic collections that support work in geology, socioeconomics, politics, ecology, and environmental justice. Highly recommended. All readers.\" -- A. S. Ricker * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Coastal dwellers and tourists alike will find this exposition to be of relevance in the protection of their properties and recreational sites. In a word, this book has wide appeal to diverse populations that have interest in coastal environments where there are beach and dune sands that need protection form robbers of their coastal sand heritage. As far as this book is concerned, perhaps the most that can be said is to buy it, read it, and learn how to protect this valuable coastal resource.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   -- Charles W. Finkl * Journal of Coastal Research *\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors present this issue in a direct way, holding my interest with their personal accounts of sand mining activities they have experienced. The target audience is not only environmentalists but anyone who appreciates and values sandy beaches and dunes around the world.\" -- Jacqueline Stagner * International Journal of Environmental Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eVanishing Sands\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich collection of the diverse intersection between sand mining and its detrimental effects on society and the environment. It provides numerous impulses for further research on various academic fields’ relationship with sand extraction, such as epidemiology, environmental history, archeology, and law, to name a few. Thus, \u003ci\u003eVanishing Sands\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical read for anyone who engages in the interdisciplinary and transnational research of our planet’s coasts and cares about the protection of our beaches.\"\u003cbr\u003e   -- Henrik Jaron Schneider * E3W Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  ix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xv\u003cbr\u003e 1. Who’s Mining the Shore?  1\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sand: Earth’s Most Remarkable Mineral Resource  21\u003cbr\u003e 3. Singapore Sand Bandits: Sitting on Asia’s Sandpile  43\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Sands of Crime: Mafia, Sand Robbers, and Law Benders  56\u003cbr\u003e 5. Sand Rivers to the Beach: Choked Flow  77\u003cbr\u003e 6. Barbuda and Other Islands: Lessons from the Caribbean  97\u003cbr\u003e 7. A Summoner’s Thirteen Tales: South America’s Coastal Sand Mining  118\u003cbr\u003e 8. A Different Kind of Sand Mining: Legal but Destructive  143\u003cbr\u003e 9. Africa Sands: Desert Abundance—Coastal Dearth  167\u003cbr\u003e 10. Beach Mining: Truths and Solutions  185\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Sand Mining Violent Events  195\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Sand Rights: Bringing Back Reason  197\u003cbr\u003e References  201\u003cbr\u003e Contributors  233\u003cbr\u003e Index  235","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409001259351,"sku":"9781478016168","price":70.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478016168.jpg?v=1730505042","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vanishing-sands-9781478016168","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}