Coastal Systems

Name: Coastal Systems
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
SKU: 9780415213011
Price: 31500 KES
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ISBN: 9780415213011

by Simon Haslett

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Format Hardback

Book Series Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science

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 sciences Human geography Civil engineering, surveying & building Civil engineering, surveying and 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.

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