{"product_id":"beal-jacques-the-bay-of-the-somme-marquenterre-9782742727148","title":"The bay of the Somme : Marquenterre","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike an initiation ceremony, this book provides\n the key to two sites which are internationally\n reknown for the quality of their\n natural environment : the bay of the Somme\n and the Marquenterre. Rendez-vous with the\n wind, light, birds, but also with an old aristocrat,\n cockle gatherer and the creator of\n the bird reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJacques Béal lives in the bay of the Somme and is\n a journalist with the \u003ci\u003e`Courrier picard'.\u003c\/i\u003e He \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e also\n the author of several books including \u003ci\u003e`Anthologie\n des poètes de la Grande Guerre'\u003c\/i\u003e published by\n Cherche-Midi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the beginning of the seventies,\n there was a public outcry following\n the anarchical urbanisation of the\n French coast. Housing estates, marinas,\n villas and beach huts flourished\n along the coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn response to a request from the\n Government, the regional planning\n authority (DATAR) proposed the\n creation of an organisation\n responsible for acquiring the most\n fragile and most threatened open\n spaces on the coast on behalf of\n the nation as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Conservatoire of Coastal Areas\n and Lake Shores (\u003ci\u003eConservatoire\n de l'espace littoral et des rivages\n lacustres\u003c\/i\u003e) was created on\n 10 July 1975, inspired by the\n National Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the eve of the year 2000, the\n Conservatoire had acquired nearly\n 60,000 hectares along the\n shorelines, thus ensuring the\n protection of more than 10 % of the\n coastline. Since the Conservatoire's\n land is inalienable, it will be passed\n on intact to future generations.\n All the Conservatoire's sites are\n open to the public. It is for you\n to discover them and wonder at\n the constantly changing scene\n between land and sea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACTES SUD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53904170778966,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9782742727148_1.jpg?v=1781876725","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/beal-jacques-the-bay-of-the-somme-marquenterre-9782742727148","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}