It was established as part
of a coastal defense system designed to protect New York City and Long Island Sound.
Breakwaters are structures constructed on coasts as part
of coastal defense from the effects of both weather and longshore drift.
And, in Golden Gate, all of those things are here — whether it's Fort Point and its amazing history
of coastal defense; or it's Alcatraz, with its multi-layered history; or Muir Woods, that really is, in some ways, the heart of the whole movement for National Monuments to be established.
Not exact matches
By all accounts, the new
coastal defense systems represent a significant addition to Beijing's military portfolio in one
of the most contested regions in the world.
And even though New York's gross domestic product surpassed that
of London, Tokyo and Amsterdam, its level
of defense against
coastal flooding lagged well behind.
Although risks are distributed across all levels
of economic development, wealthy countries effectively limit their present - day threat by gross domestic product — enabled infrastructure and
coastal defense investments.
In cases
of coastal zones, adaptive practices like inappropriate
coastal -
defense schemes and
coastal - habitat conversions are maladaptive.
In a new report on climate change and human health in Virginia, the Natural Resources
Defense Council says the risk
of heat - related illnesses will grow;
coastal flooding, already a major concern, will worsen; and allergy season will start earlier and last longer.
By the end
of World War II,
coastal defense had changed dramatically and the artillery system was replaced by modern air power, amphibious warfare, and nuclear weapons.
«Carefully selected artworks installed in the long - abandoned
coastal gun batteries
of the Golden Gate invite reflection on the timely subject
of border
defense in the United States and beyond.»
The exhibition sites are part
of a former US Army base park and represent distinct chapters in the region's
coastal defense history.
New commissions and recent works in various media — sculpture, painting, installation, performance, and video — will take over five historic structures at Fort Winfield Scott, the former headquarters for
coastal defense of California at the Golden Gate.
Waterborne offers events and building options that focus more on the
coastal areas
of the island, as well as providing off - shore alternatives for energy with tidal power plants, military submarines for
defense, even floating luxury apartments for housing.
offers events and building options that focus more on the
coastal areas
of the island, as well as providing off - shore alternatives for energy with tidal power plants, military submarines for
defense, even floating luxury apartments for housing.
The company worries, with reason, that sea - level rise threatens several billions
of dollars in
coastal defense infrastructure.
The author teaches
coastal and ocean law and policy at UCSB and serves on the board
of the Environmental
Defense Center.
This unique threat to the region has led the Department
of Defense to partner with local and state government, local businesses and the community to work together on strategic, long - term regional planning on
coastal resilience.