The 1969 Flood and Coastal Erosion on Cape Pitsunda
In 1969, the Georgian resort of Pitsunda and its beach were severely damaged by a storm. This was largely due to an ongoing process of coastal erosion caused by anthropogenic influences.
In 1969, the Georgian resort of Pitsunda and its beach were severely damaged by a storm. This was largely due to an ongoing process of coastal erosion caused by anthropogenic influences.
The contributions in this volume explore the way that Australasian environments have been envisioned, worked, and changed in the past, and how ideas about places inform the present and future of the continent.
In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Portuguese Atlantic coast was affected by windblown sands moving from the ocean to inland areas.
In this chapter from the virtual exhibition “Global Environments: A 360º Visual Journey,” Sarah Elizabeth Yoho’s 360° video captures the process of constructing a dry stone wall in Italy’s Cinque Terre. In cooperation with community organization Tu Quoque Vernazza, it was filmed over nine days and is shown in time-lapse. The camera captures the grapevine’s point of view of Cinque Terre life.