By Gerd Masselink,Roland Gehrels
ISBN-10: 047065659X
ISBN-13: 9780470656594
ISBN-10: 0470656603
ISBN-13: 9780470656600
The coastal area is among the so much dynamic environments on our planet and is way stricken by worldwide swap, in particular sea-level upward thrust. Coastal environments harbour worthy ecosystems, yet also they are highly very important from a societal viewpoint. This booklet, which attracts at the services of 21 major overseas coastal scientists, represents an up to date account of coastal environments and previous, current and destiny affects of world switch. the 1st bankruptcy of the ebook outlines key ideas that underpin coastal structures and their behaviour. this is often via a dialogue of key strategies, together with sea point swap, sedimentation, storms, waves and tides, that force coastal swap. the most a part of the ebook comprises a dialogue of the most coastal environments (beaches, dunes, limitations, salt marshes, tidal residences, estuaries, coral reefs, deltas, rocky and glaciated coasts and coastal groundwater), and the way those are suffering from worldwide swap. the ultimate bankruptcy highlights options for dealing with coastal change.
Readership: ultimate 12 months undergraduate and postgraduate-level scholars on coastal classes in a variety matters, together with geography, environmental administration, geology, oceanography and coastal/civil engineering. The ebook may also be a necessary source for researchers and utilized scientists facing coastal environments.
Additional assets for this e-book are available at: www.wiley.com/go/masselink/coastal
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