Product Description

We have a special relationship with the sea. It is the single most powerful driver of our economy, our lifestyle and our politics. It affects what we eat, how we use the land, how we relate to our neighbours, how we travel, even the thickness of our coats. Yet we go on treating it, with childlike faith and unreason, as if we imagine it to be infinitely resourceful and endlessly forgiving. Sea Change addresses such issues as pollution by sewage, nuclear waste and dumping at sea; extinction of fish stocks; destruction of marine environment, impacts of climate change, coastal erosion and rising sea levels; decline of our seaside resorts; the failure of the 'integrated transport policy';and smuggling. In each case Girling questions: how did the situation arise? What are the consequences? What should be done? And what will happen when we fail? His unique voice blends horror, humour and 'just fancy that'; sifting for solutions in the sands, he is utterly compelling, entertaining and inspirational.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27354 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Nicholas Crane
Anyone who cares about the coast should read this book - before it
is too late.

Richard Mabey
Girling's electrifying prose...becomes a parable of wilful
matricide.

Ronald Blythe, author of AKENFIELD
Wonderfully informed, hard hitting and inspired

Customer Reviews

Shocking and very well written
I never really gave much thought to the sea until I read this book. It's shocking and it's scary but that's what's so great about it. The author has obviously done his research and this is a very informed account of the state of our sea today. Something needs to be done - we need to change the way we're living and this book shocks us into action. It's also VERY well written and extremely accessible. Read it, learn from it and then get everyone you know to read it too.

Scarily obvious
Nothing in here should be a surprise. Reading the news, watching the TV, you've seen the stories about pollution, erosion and the misuse we have made of our coast. I think the furthest we are away from a coastline is 78 miles so the stories told in here affect us all.
Very well told (the author is a popular journalist) this is yet another book that saddens me and also quite frankly scares the living doo doo out of me!

Loses a star for the lack of maps or pictures/illustrations which would have sealed the deal.