内容简介
Givesacomprehensivetreatmentofcoastalevolutionanddynamics,providingbackgroundforthestudyofcoastallandformsandhowandwhytheyarechanging,withuptodateinformation,world-widecoverageofexamples,numerousillustrationsandextensivereferencestothescientificliterature.Itgivesasystematicapproachtothesubjectofcoastalgeomorphology,dealingwiththeshapingoflandforms,thechanginglevelsoflandandsea,thearrayofcoastalprocessesthathaveinfluencedtheshapingoflandformsandthechangesthataretakingplaceonthem.Itanalysesthecausesoferosionandaccretiononsectorsofthecoastlineandexaminesthefactorsthathavecontributedtothese,preparingthewayformanagementstrategies.Thebookincludesdiscussionsontheeffectsthathumanactivitieshavehadoncoastsandtheircontinuingcontributiontocoastallandformchanges.