Coastal Systems
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415213010
ISBN-13
9780415213011
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 23rd, 2000
Print length
240 Pages
Weight
612 grams
Product Classification:
Earth sciencesHuman geographyCivil engineering, surveying & building
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Coastal Systems explores the dynamics of the global coastal environment and offers a concise introduction to the processes, landforms, ecosystems, and management of coasts. Each chapter is illustrated and includes topical case studies from around the world.
Coastal Systems offers a concise introduction to the processes, landforms, ecosystems, and management of coasts. Each chapter is illustrated and includes topical case studies from around the world such as:
* Tsunami''s in Papua New Guinea
* cliff collapse in Southern England
* the Great Barrier Reef
* the Indian ''Super Cyclone'' of 1999
* the impact of development in the Florida Keys.
Introductory chapters establish the importance of coasts and explain how they are studied within a system framework. Subsequent chapters explore the role of waves, rivers and sea level changes in coastal evolution. The final chapter reviews the human pressures and management of coastal systems.
* Tsunami''s in Papua New Guinea
* cliff collapse in Southern England
* the Great Barrier Reef
* the Indian ''Super Cyclone'' of 1999
* the impact of development in the Florida Keys.
Introductory chapters establish the importance of coasts and explain how they are studied within a system framework. Subsequent chapters explore the role of waves, rivers and sea level changes in coastal evolution. The final chapter reviews the human pressures and management of coastal systems.
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