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9780415213028
Coastal Systems
by Haslett, Simon K.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415213028
- ISBN: 0415213029
- Publication Date: 2001
- Publisher: Routledge
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SUMMARY
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 role of waves, rivers and sea level changes in coastal evolution. The final chapter reviews the human pressures and management of coastal systems.Haslett, Simon K. is the author of 'Coastal Systems', published 2001 under ISBN 9780415213028 and ISBN 0415213029.
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