Coasts : form, process, and evolution

Book

Coasts : form, process, and evolution / Colin D. Woodroffe.

Summary:

"Coasts provides a necessary background in geomorphology for those studying coastal systems. It describes the landforms that occur on the coast, their responses to the processes that shape them and the pattern of evolution that can be determined for different types of coast over thousands of years. Numerous examples from around the world are used to illustrate the variety of environments. Particular attention is paid to coastal morphodynamics, the co-adjustment of process and form, on rocky, reef, sandy, deltaic-estuarine and muddy coasts." "This valuable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students is clearly illustrated and contains an extensive reference section. It will also be of great interest to environmental scientists, geologists, planners and coastal managers."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0521812542
ISBN: 9780521812542
ISBN: 0521011833
ISBN: 9780521011839
Physical Description: xiv, 623 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Publisher: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 498-616).
Formatted Contents Note:: Introduction -- Geological setting and materials -- Coastal processes -- Rocky coasts -- Reef coasts -- Beach and barrier coasts -- Deltas and estuaries -- Muddy coasts -- Morphodynamics of coastal systems -- Human activities and future coasts.