Beaches and coasts
Davis, R.A.; FitzGerald, D.M. (2020). Beaches and coasts. Second edition. John Wiley & Sons ltd.: Oxford. ISBN 978-1-119-33448-4. 518 pp.
Related to:Davis Jr., R.A.; FitzGerald, D.M. (2004). Beaches and coasts. Blackwell Publishing: Malden. ISBN 0-632-04308-3. XI, 419 pp., more
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- Davis, R.A.
- FitzGerald, D.M.
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| Abstract |
A new edition of a unique textbook that provides an exhaustive treatment of the world's different coasts—with focus on climate change sea-level rise. Coastlines of the world are as diverse and complex as any geological setting on Earth, and understanding them is extremely important. Beaches and Coasts, Second Edition is an exciting and unique textbook that covers the world’s different coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped them. This new edition emphasizes the future susceptibility of coast to climate driven stresses and decreasing sediment supplies, and considers various aspects of coastal management that are and/or that need to be undertaken. |
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