Chapter 7 the vanishing of hampton roads -- Introduction -- Hampton roads and sea-level rise -- Global warming -- Greenhouse effect -- Greenhouse effect and global warming combined -- Factors involved with global warming and cooling -- How is climate change measured -- Global warming and sea-level rise -- Major physical effects of sea-level rise -- Major direct human effects of sea-level rise -- Global climate change -- Land subsidence in hampton roads -- Why land subsidence is a concern in the chesapeake bay region -- Land subsidence contributes to relative sea-level rise -- Land subsidence increases flooding risk -- Land subsidence can damage wetland and coastal marsh ecosystems -- Land subsidence can damage infrastructure -- Aquifer compaction -- Glacial isostatic adjustment -- References and recommended reading -- Chapter 8 measuring and monitoring land subsidence -- Measuring subsidence -- Borehole extensometers -- Tidal stations -- Geodetic survey -- Insar -- Importance of land subsidence monitoring -- Monitoring methods -- Ongoing monitoring by borehole extensometers -- Ongoing monitoring by geodetic surveying -- Ongoing monitoring by tidal stations -- Ongoing monitoring by remote sensing -- The bottom line -- References and recommended reading -- Chapter 9 every problem has a solution -- Hampton roads sanitation district -- The solution to pollution in chesapeake bay -- Problem -- Objectives -- Nansemond wastewater treatment plant extensometer plan -- The bottom line -- References and recommended reading -- Chapter 10 potomac aquifer system -- Introduction -- Potomac formation -- Injection wells -- Subsidence control wells -- Injection well hydraulics -- Injection operations -- Injection well capacity estimation