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Elsewhere : a journey into our age of islands / by Bonnett, Alastair,1964-Author(DLC)n 93020495 ;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-238) and index.Introduction -- Rising. Why we build islands -- Natural, overlooked and accidental : other new islands -- Disappearing. Disappearing islands -- Future. Future islands -- Not an ending."Because of their size and boundedness, islands tell tales about what's happening to our world more clearly than continental lands ever could. One of those tales is about the inexorable rise of sea levels and the disappearance of land, which is plainly visible on islands. But surprisingly, islands also continue to come into being regularly, some created through natural forces such as volcanism or melting ice, others through human desires for political and economic expansion, military defenses, or simply new tourist havens. Often the human-made islands are being built heedless of rising waters--just a few feet above current sea level--and are themselves contributing to the destruction of the environment. As in his previous books about the world's unusual places, Alastair Bonnett here features stories of his visits to a number of islands or island groups, ranging from the South Pacific to Panama, with stops in Dubai and northern Europe. Along the way, he discusses the many ways islands rise and fall, the long and little-known history of human island building, and the prospect that the hills and valleys of today's continental lands--as on North America's eastern seaboard--will one day be a series of archipelagos"--.
Subjects: Islands.; Artificial islands.; Archipelagoes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Seasteading : how floating nations will restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick, and eliminate humanity from politicians / by Quirk, Joe,author.(CARDINAL)644510; Friedman, Patri,1976-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Artificial islands; City-states; Marine resources.; Urbanization.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Palm islands / by Gregory, Joy,author.(CARDINAL)614882;
Introducting the Palm Islands -- Where are the Palm Islands? -- Building the Palm Islands -- Palm Islands Features -- Palm Islands structures -- The grand design -- The science behind the Palm Islands -- The builders -- Similar structures -- At issue.The Palm Islands are transforming the coast off Dubai. Two of the three islands are being developed to look like palm trees when viewed from the air.
Subjects: Artificial islands;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Liberty's daughter / by Kritzer, Naomi,author.(CARDINAL)347380;
"Beck Garrison lives on a seastead -- an archipelago of constructed platforms and old cruise ships, assembled by libertarian separatists a generation ago. She's grown up comfortable and sheltered, but starts doing odd jobs for pocket money. To her surprise, she finds that she's the only detective that a debt slave can afford to hire to track down a woman's missing sister. When she tackles this investigation, she learns things about life on the other side of the waterline -- not to mention about herself and her father -- that she did not expect. And she finds out that some people will stop at nothing to protect their secrets..."--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Proletarian fiction.; Science fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Artificial islands; Separatists; Private investigators; Missing persons; Secrecy; Secrecy.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Palm Islands / by Black, Vanessa,1973-author.(CARDINAL)626956;
Includes bibliographical references and index.New islands -- Design plan -- Engineering challenges -- Activities & tools -- Try this!"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers the science and engineering behind the Palm Islands. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index."--Ages 7-10.490LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Artificial islands; Coastal engineering;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Geohydrology of the artificial-recharge site at Bay Park, Long Island, New York / by Vecchioli, John.(CARDINAL)285407; Nassau County (N.Y.).Department of Public Works.(CARDINAL)285398;
Bibliography: pages 28-29.
Subjects: Deep-well disposal; Groundwater;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Glass houses / by Ashby, Madeline,author.(CARDINAL)603870;
"A masterful near future whodunit for fans of Glass Onion and Black Mirror; join a stranded start-up team led by a terrifyingly realistic charismatic billionaire, a deserted tropical island, and a mysterious AI-driven mansion--as the remaining members disappear one by one. A group of employees and their CEO, celebrating the sale of their remarkable emotion-mapping-AI-algorithm, crash onto a not-quite-deserted tropical island. Luckily, those who survived have found a beautiful, fully-stocked private palace, with all the latest technological updates (though one without connection to the outside world). The house, however, has more secrets than anyone might have guessed, and a much darker reason for having been built and left behind. Kristen, the hyper-competent "chief emotional manager" (i.e., the eccentric boyish billionaire-CEO Sumter's idea of an HR department) is trying to keep her colleagues stable throughout this new challenge, but staying sane seems to be as much of a challenge as staying alive. Being a woman in technology has always meant having to be smarter than anyone expects....and Kristen's survival skills are more impressive than anyone knows."--
Subjects: Survival fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Science fiction.; Murder victims; Artificial intelligence; Islands; Billionaires; Mansions; Women executives;
Available copies: 13 / Total copies: 19
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Playground : a novel / by Powers, Richard,1957-author.(CARDINAL)743774;
Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at an elite Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea. But first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Political fiction.; Science fiction.; Sea fiction.; Islands; Friendship; Artificial intelligence; Technological innovations; Imperialism;
Available copies: 51 / Total copies: 93
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Playground [large print] : a novel / by Powers, Richard,1957-author(CARDINAL)743774;
"Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world's first aqualungs. Ina Aroita grows up on naval bases across the Pacific with art as her only home. Two polar opposites at a Chicago high school bond over a three-thousand-year-old board game; Rafi Young will get lost in literature, while Todd Keane's work will lead to a startling AI breakthrough. They meet on the history-scarred island of Makatea in French Polynesia, whose deposits of phosphorus once helped to feed the world. Now the tiny atoll has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea."--
Subjects: Large print books.; Sea fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; Islands; Friendship; Artificial intelligence; Technology; Imperialism;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 15
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Islands and archipelagos / by Salaka, Michael,author.(CARDINAL)630843;
Surrounded by water -- Continental islands -- Oceanic islands -- Barrier islands -- Artificial islands -- Archpelagos -- Losing ground.Junior Library GuildThis book explores islands in all their forms, with a focus on Next Generation Science Standards. Readers learn how islands and archipelagos are formed by nature and also made by humans.Ages 8-10.Grades 3-5.890LAccelerated ReaderAccelerated Reader ARA Junior Library Guild selection (JLG)
Subjects: Archipelagoes; Earth sciences; Geography; Islands; Archipelagoes.; Earth sciences.; Geography.; Islands.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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