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| adam_text | Contents
List of plates ix
List of figures xi
List of tables xv
List of boxes xvii
Author s preface to the first edition xix
Author s preface to the second edition xxi
Acknowledgements xxiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Coastal systems: definitions, energy and classification 3
Chapter 2 Wave-dominated coastal systems 19
Chapter 3 Tidally-dominated coastal systems 71
Chapter 4 River-dominated coastal systems 107
Chapter 5 Sea level and the changing land-sea interface 131
Chapter 6 Coastal management issues 155
Conclusion 175
Glossary 177
Further reading 193
Bibliography 199
Index 211
Plates
1.1 Small-scale rock structure influences the character of a coastline. Along
the granite coast of western Brittany (France), two contrasting coasts exist. 10
1.2 The rugged coast of Oregon (USA) is a good example of a leading edge
coast. 12
1.3 The trailing edge coast of eastern Australia. 14
2.1 The influence of fetch on waves: (a) long fetch waves on the eastern
Atlantic coast and (b) short fetch waves on the northeastern coast of
Australia. 29
2.2 Impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami, 26 December 2004: (a) tsunami
inundation at Banda Aceh, Indonesia; (b) large boulders carried landward
from a rock revetment in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. 32
2.3 Types of shore platforms, (a) Type A or sloping shore platform and
cliffs, (b) Type B or quasi-horizontal shore platform. 38
2.4 Exposed beachrock and fallen trees, indicators of coral cay instability at
Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 42
2.5 A groyne built to trap sand by interrupting longshore drift at Chapel
St Leonards along Lincolnshire s North Sea coast (UK). 54
2.6 Beach cusps formed in a gravel storm beach east of Nash Point,
Glamorgan Heritage Coast (Wales, UK). 55
2.7 (a) Glacial till along the southern shores of Galway Bay (Ireland).
(b) Gravel beaches along the Queensland coast north of Cairns (Australia).
(c) Gravel barrier at Porlock (Somerset, UK). 58
2.8 (a) A gravel barrier overwash fan at Ru Vein in the Baie d Audierne
(Brittany, France), and (b) a breach in the gravel barrier at Porlock
(Somerset, UK). 59
2.9 Beach birds of southern California. 61
2.10 Embryo dunes forming in discrete mounds at Barneville (Normandy,
France). 64
2.11 Dune scarp formed during winter storms and persisting into the summer
at Genets in the Baie de Mont St Michel (Normandy, France). 67
3.1 A salt marsh cliff in the Baie de Mont St Michel (Normandy, France)
showing distinct sediment couplets. 83
3.2 A downstream view of a road embankment built across L Aber Estuary
(Brittany, France). 87
3.3 Extensive cliffing of a salt marsh at Northwick Oaze in the Severn
Estuary (UK). 97
3.4 A nest of channels in a salt marsh tidal creek at Barneville (Normandy,
France). 98
3.5 Mangroves of the eastern Australian coastline. 104
x • List of plates
4.1 A mangrove-lined tidally influenced channel, Barron River Delta near
Cairns, Queensland (Australia). 110
4.2 The linear shore of the wave-dominated Shoalhaven Delta, New South
Wales (Australia). 110
4.3 The extensive delta plain of the Shoalhaven Delta, New South Wales
(Australia). 119
4.4 Cows grazing on levees of the Shoalhaven River, part of the Shoalhaven
Delta, New South Wales (Australia). 120
4.5 Before and after views showing the impact of Hurricane Katrina at Biloxi
along the Gulf of Mexico coast. 126
5.1 A fossil Pleistocene raised beach at Plage de Mezpeurleuch, Brittany
(France): (a) a stratified sequence; (b) a poorly sorted unit. 134
5.2 Sediment coring in an isolation basin at Rumach, west coast of Scotland
(UK). 139
5.3 The coast of the Somerset Levels. 140
5.4 Barrier rollover at Porlock (Somerset, UK). 146
6.1 Quarrying of dune sand and gravel in St Ives Bay, Cornwall (UK) in 1996. 159
6.2 Plage de Tronoan in the Baie d Audierne (Brittany, France) in 1994. 160
6.3 Infrastructure use of the coast is well illustrated by the view of the port of
Penzance in Cornwall (UK). 160
6.4 Strandline deposits of litter on Plage de Mezpeurleuch (Brittany, France). 161
6.5 Caravans and motor-homes parked on a salt marsh at Mont St Michel
(Normandy, France). 162
6.6 Pointe du Raz in Brittany is the westernmost tip of mainland France and
suffers intense tourist pressure. 163
6.7 Vast accumulation of algae on Fautec Beach (Brittany, France). 164
6.8 Information for tourists on the management zoning of Green Island in the
Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 171
Figures
1.1 Endogenetic and exogenetic energy and processes and their contribution
to the development of coastal landscapes. 5
1.2 Types of systems. 6
1.3 Types of equilibrium. 7
1.4 Examples of feedback relationships in coastal systems, (a) Example of
positive feedback, (b) Example of negative feedback. 9
1.5 The distribution of the earth s crustal plates and their various boundary types. 11
1.6 Subdivision of the coastal zone using both morphological and wave process
terminology. 15
2.1 The distribution of global wave environments. 20
2.2 (a) Wave description, (b) The circular orbit of an oscillatory wave. 21
2.3 Wave progression through deep- to shallow-water processes. 22
2.4 Wave shoaling. 23
2.5 Wave refraction on an irregular coastline. 24
2.6 Types of breaking waves as a function of wave-height, water depth and
beach slope gradient. 25
2.7 The creation of wind waves. 27
2.8 A woodcut depicting the coastal flood of 30 January 1607 in the Bristol
Channel and Severn Estuary, UK. 30
2.9 Influences of geological structure (a and b) and lithology (c and d) on
coastal cliff development. 34
2.10 Mechanisms of cliff failure: (a) rotational slumping; (b) toppling failure. 35
2.11 The geomorphology of a rocky coastline. 35
2.12 (a) Negative feedback system between wave-energy, cliff retreat and
platform expansion, (b) Profiles of shore platform morphology types. 37
2.13 The geomorphology of a coral patch reef. 41
2.14 Morphodynamic responses of barrier islands to changing environmental
conditions. 47
2.15 The general geomorphology and sedimentology of a beach. 49
2.16 Beach profiles surveyed over a ten-year period (1997-2007) at Ru Vein,
a gravel beach/barrier, in the Baie d Audierne (Brittany, France). 50
2.17 (a) Longshore drift, (b) Formation of spits and baymouth bars as a
consequence of longshore drift, (c) Formation of a tombolo. 53
2.18 The development of rip currents along a swash-aligned beach. 54
2.19 Beach cusp stability in relation to swash circulation. 56
2.20 (a) Comparison of wind velocity over bare sand and grass, (b) Fluid and
impact threshold velocities for different particle sizes. 63
2.21 The formation (a) and migration (b and c) of sand dunes, also indicating
the development of internal cross-bedding. 64
xii • List of figures
2.22 (a) Geomorphology of a coastal dune system, (b) The distribution and
influence of some environmental parameters affecting coastal dunes. 65
3.1 The formation of the tidal bulge with regard to the relative position of
the earth, moon and sun. 72
3.2 Examples of semi-diurnal, mixed and diurnal tidal cycles. 73
3.3 The distribution of semi-diurnal, mixed and diurnal tidal cycles around
the global coastline. 73
3.4 The amphidromic systems in the seas around the British Isles. 74
3.5 Areas of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta prone to flooding to depths
greater than 90 cm. 77
3.6 (a) The distribution of tidal ranges around the global coastline, (b) The
variation of tidal range during monthly tidal cycles, (c) Coastal
geomorphological features associated with the various tidal range
categories. 80
3.7 The geomorphological significance of tidal range. 81
3.8 Tidal current activity and sediment deposition. 82
3.9 A series of bar-built estuaries on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK. 86
3.10 Estuary types according to Pritchard s (195 5) salt-balance principle
classification. 89
3.11 (a) Sediment pathways in an estuarine system, (b) The mechanics of
settling lag. 92
3.12 Various salt marsh settings in tidal environments. 96
3.13 Three categories of salt marsh shorelines. 97
3.14 A model predicting sediment deposition and distribution upon quasi-
horizontal salt marsh surfaces. 99
3.15 The relationship between horizontal erosion and accretion in determining
salt marsh shore regime. 100
3.16 Alternating negative and positive salt marsh shore regimes. 100
3.17 The influence of salt marsh shoreline position on temporal grain size
distribution. 102
4.1 The relationship between delta dynamics and river, wave and tidal
influences. 108
4.2 Classification of modern deltas based on dominant processes (waves,
tides and rivers). 109
4.3 Extension of the delta classification scheme to incorporate sediment
particle size. 112
4.4 Three types of delta hydrodynamics based on the density differences
between river and sea/lake water. 114
4.5 General structure of a delta, indicating the location of topset, foreset
and bottomset beds. 118
4.6 Schematic geomorphology of a river delta. 119
4.7 Schematic geomorphology of fan deltas. 122
4.8 Shoalhaven Delta and its environments. 124
4.9 The relationships and feedbacks between some examples of human
activity and the dynamics of a delta system. 128
5.1 The relationship between eustatic and isostatic changes and their
influence on relative sea level and coastal emergence/submergence. 132
5.2 Stages in glacio-isostasy, from ice-loading and crustal depression to
deglaciation and isostatic rebound. 133
5.3 Isostatic map of Great Britain. 134
5.4 The distribution of submerged forests in Great Britain. 135
List of figures • xiii
5.5 Sea-level rise and the development of the coastline of the British Isles. 136
5.6 Holocene peat and clay overlying solid bedrock. 141
5.7 The relationship of foraminifera distribution to tidal levels and salt marsh
environments in the Severn Estuary (UK). 143
5.8 The relationship between the value of coastal land and the cost of
protecting that coastline. 153
6.1 Coastal zoning approach to coastal management in the Cairns section
of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Australia). 170
6.2 The zoning plan for Green Island in the Cairns section of the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park (Australia). 171
Tables
2.1 The zonal distribution of characteristic organisms in relation to tide
levels on a rocky shore. 40
4.1 Traditional categorisation of deltas according to their overall plan
morphology.
4.2 Examples of deltas and their river, sediment, delta plain and coastal
environment characteristics. 117
4.3 Comparison of terms describing the sediment structure, morphology
and processes that operate in the three major deltaic areas. 108
5.1 The distribution of biological structures in relation to sea level on rocky
coasts. 142
5.2 Estimated rates of sea-level rise obtained from tide gauges and satellite
altimetry measurements. 148
5.3 Projected global sea-level rise. 150
6.1 A summary of engineered coastal protection measures. 166
6.2 Heritage Coasts of England. 169
Boxes
Management Box 1.1
Scientific Box 1.2
Scientific Box 1.3
Management Box 2.1
Case Study Box 2.2
Case Study Box 2.3
Case Study Box 2.4
Scientific Box 2.5
Case Study Box 3.1
Scientific Box 3.2
Management Box 3.3
Scientific Box 3.4
Technical Box 3.5
Case Study Box 4.1
Scientific Box 4.2
Case Study Box 4.3
Scientific Box 4.4
Case Study Box 4.5
Scientific Box 5.1
Technical Box 5.2
Scientific Box 5.3
Management Box 5.4
Management Box 6.1
Management Box 6.2
Management Box 6.3
Scientific Box 6.4
Technical Box 6.5
Definitions of the coastal zone for planning and
management. 4
Integrating the geological classification. 11
Tectonic compression, earthquakes and leading
edge coasts. 13
Coastal management implications of wave
modification processes. 26
Indian Ocean tsunami, 26 December 2004. 31
Beachy Head - cliff collapse in southern England. 35
Impact of tourism on coral cay reefs - Green Island,
Great Barrier Reef. 44
Human-induced destabilisation of gravel beaches. 60
Storm surge hazards in the Bay of Bengal. 76
Tidal sedimentary bedforms. 84
Human interference in bar-built estuaries. 87
Sabkas - tidal flats of arid environments. 93
Reconstructing salt marsh shoreline position. 101
The Danube Delta under wave attack. 111
Global significance of the Ganges—Brahmaputra
Delta sediment flux. 113
The buoyant plume of the Rhone Delta, France. 115
Delta response to sea-level stabilisation. 124
The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi
Delta in 2005. 125
Sediment compaction and sea-level curves. 140
Foraminifera and their use in sea-level and coastal
studies. 143
Sea-level rise, coastal retreat and ecosystem impacts. 147
Socio-economic impacts of future sea-level rise. 151
The impact of development in the Florida Keys (USA). 157
The impacts of sediment extraction. 159
The problem of coastal litter. 161
Coastal eutrophication. 164
Remote sensing and geographic information
systems - high-tech tools for the coastal manager. 172
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Contents
List of plates ix
List of figures xi
List of tables xv
List of boxes xvii
Author's preface to the first edition xix
Author's preface to the second edition xxi
Acknowledgements xxiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Coastal systems: definitions, energy and classification 3
Chapter 2 Wave-dominated coastal systems 19
Chapter 3 Tidally-dominated coastal systems 71
Chapter 4 River-dominated coastal systems 107
Chapter 5 Sea level and the changing land-sea interface 131
Chapter 6 Coastal management issues 155
Conclusion 175
Glossary 177
Further reading 193
Bibliography 199
Index 211
Plates
1.1 Small-scale rock structure influences the character of a coastline. Along
the granite coast of western Brittany (France), two contrasting coasts exist. 10
1.2 The rugged coast of Oregon (USA) is a good example of a leading edge
coast. 12
1.3 The trailing edge coast of eastern Australia. 14
2.1 The influence of fetch on waves: (a) long fetch waves on the eastern
Atlantic coast and (b) short fetch waves on the northeastern coast of
Australia. 29
2.2 Impacts of the Indian Ocean tsunami, 26 December 2004: (a) tsunami
inundation at Banda Aceh, Indonesia; (b) large boulders carried landward
from a rock revetment in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. 32
2.3 Types of shore platforms, (a) Type A or sloping shore platform and
cliffs, (b) Type B or quasi-horizontal shore platform. 38
2.4 Exposed beachrock and fallen trees, indicators of coral cay instability at
Green Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 42
2.5 A groyne built to trap sand by interrupting longshore drift at Chapel
St Leonards along Lincolnshire's North Sea coast (UK). 54
2.6 Beach cusps formed in a gravel storm beach east of Nash Point,
Glamorgan Heritage Coast (Wales, UK). 55
2.7 (a) Glacial till along the southern shores of Galway Bay (Ireland).
(b) Gravel beaches along the Queensland coast north of Cairns (Australia).
(c) Gravel barrier at Porlock (Somerset, UK). 58
2.8 (a) A gravel barrier overwash fan at Ru Vein in the Baie d'Audierne
(Brittany, France), and (b) a breach in the gravel barrier at Porlock
(Somerset, UK). 59
2.9 Beach birds of southern California. 61
2.10 Embryo dunes forming in discrete mounds at Barneville (Normandy,
France). 64
2.11 Dune scarp formed during winter storms and persisting into the summer
at Genets in the Baie de Mont St Michel (Normandy, France). 67
3.1 A salt marsh cliff in the Baie de Mont St Michel (Normandy, France)
showing distinct sediment couplets. 83
3.2 A downstream view of a road embankment built across L'Aber Estuary
(Brittany, France). 87
3.3 Extensive cliffing of a salt marsh at Northwick Oaze in the Severn
Estuary (UK). 97
3.4 A nest of channels in a salt marsh tidal creek at Barneville (Normandy,
France). 98
3.5 Mangroves of the eastern Australian coastline. 104
x • List of plates
4.1 A mangrove-lined tidally influenced channel, Barron River Delta near
Cairns, Queensland (Australia). 110
4.2 The linear shore of the wave-dominated Shoalhaven Delta, New South
Wales (Australia). 110
4.3 The extensive delta plain of the Shoalhaven Delta, New South Wales
(Australia). 119
4.4 Cows grazing on levees of the Shoalhaven River, part of the Shoalhaven
Delta, New South Wales (Australia). 120
4.5 Before and after views showing the impact of Hurricane Katrina at Biloxi
along the Gulf of Mexico coast. 126
5.1 A fossil Pleistocene 'raised beach' at Plage de Mezpeurleuch, Brittany
(France): (a) a stratified sequence; (b) a poorly sorted unit. 134
5.2 Sediment coring in an isolation basin at Rumach, west coast of Scotland
(UK). 139
5.3 The coast of the Somerset Levels. 140
5.4 Barrier rollover at Porlock (Somerset, UK). 146
6.1 Quarrying of dune sand and gravel in St Ives Bay, Cornwall (UK) in 1996. 159
6.2 Plage de Tronoan in the Baie d'Audierne (Brittany, France) in 1994. 160
6.3 Infrastructure use of the coast is well illustrated by the view of the port of
Penzance in Cornwall (UK). 160
6.4 Strandline deposits of litter on Plage de Mezpeurleuch (Brittany, France). 161
6.5 Caravans and motor-homes parked on a salt marsh at Mont St Michel
(Normandy, France). 162
6.6 Pointe du Raz in Brittany is the westernmost tip of mainland France and
suffers intense tourist pressure. 163
6.7 Vast accumulation of algae on Fautec Beach (Brittany, France). 164
6.8 Information for tourists on the management zoning of Green Island in the
Cairns section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. 171
Figures
1.1 Endogenetic and exogenetic energy and processes and their contribution
to the development of coastal landscapes. 5
1.2 Types of systems. 6
1.3 Types of equilibrium. 7
1.4 Examples of feedback relationships in coastal systems, (a) Example of
positive feedback, (b) Example of negative feedback. 9
1.5 The distribution of the earth's crustal plates and their various boundary types. 11
1.6 Subdivision of the coastal zone using both morphological and wave process
terminology. 15
2.1 The distribution of global wave environments. 20
2.2 (a) Wave description, (b) The circular orbit of an oscillatory wave. 21
2.3 Wave progression through deep- to shallow-water processes. 22
2.4 Wave shoaling. 23
2.5 Wave refraction on an irregular coastline. 24
2.6 Types of breaking waves as a function of wave-height, water depth and
beach slope gradient. 25
2.7 The creation of wind waves. 27
2.8 A woodcut depicting the coastal flood of 30 January 1607 in the Bristol
Channel and Severn Estuary, UK. 30
2.9 Influences of geological structure (a and b) and lithology (c and d) on
coastal cliff development. 34
2.10 Mechanisms of cliff failure: (a) rotational slumping; (b) toppling failure. 35
2.11 The geomorphology of a rocky coastline. 35
2.12 (a) Negative feedback system between wave-energy, cliff retreat and
platform expansion, (b) Profiles of shore platform morphology types. 37
2.13 The geomorphology of a coral patch reef. 41
2.14 Morphodynamic responses of barrier islands to changing environmental
conditions. 47
2.15 The general geomorphology and sedimentology of a beach. 49
2.16 Beach profiles surveyed over a ten-year period (1997-2007) at Ru Vein,
a gravel beach/barrier, in the Baie d'Audierne (Brittany, France). 50
2.17 (a) Longshore drift, (b) Formation of spits and baymouth bars as a
consequence of longshore drift, (c) Formation of a tombolo. 53
2.18 The development of rip currents along a swash-aligned beach. 54
2.19 Beach cusp stability in relation to swash circulation. 56
2.20 (a) Comparison of wind velocity over bare sand and grass, (b) Fluid and
impact threshold velocities for different particle sizes. 63
2.21 The formation (a) and migration (b and c) of sand dunes, also indicating
the development of internal cross-bedding. 64
xii • List of figures
2.22 (a) Geomorphology of a coastal dune system, (b) The distribution and
influence of some environmental parameters affecting coastal dunes. 65
3.1 The formation of the tidal bulge with regard to the relative position of
the earth, moon and sun. 72
3.2 Examples of semi-diurnal, mixed and diurnal tidal cycles. 73
3.3 The distribution of semi-diurnal, mixed and diurnal tidal cycles around
the global coastline. 73
3.4 The amphidromic systems in the seas around the British Isles. 74
3.5 Areas of the Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta prone to flooding to depths
greater than 90 cm. 77
3.6 (a) The distribution of tidal ranges around the global coastline, (b) The
variation of tidal range during monthly tidal cycles, (c) Coastal
geomorphological features associated with the various tidal range
categories. 80
3.7 The geomorphological significance of tidal range. 81
3.8 Tidal current activity and sediment deposition. 82
3.9 A series of bar-built estuaries on the coast of Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK. 86
3.10 Estuary types according to Pritchard' s (195 5) salt-balance principle
classification. 89
3.11 (a) Sediment pathways in an estuarine system, (b) The mechanics of
settling lag. 92
3.12 Various salt marsh settings in tidal environments. 96
3.13 Three categories of salt marsh shorelines. 97
3.14 A model predicting sediment deposition and distribution upon quasi-
horizontal salt marsh surfaces. 99
3.15 The relationship between horizontal erosion and accretion in determining
salt marsh shore regime. 100
3.16 Alternating negative and positive salt marsh shore regimes. 100
3.17 The influence of salt marsh shoreline position on temporal grain size
distribution. 102
4.1 The relationship between delta dynamics and river, wave and tidal
influences. 108
4.2 Classification of modern deltas based on dominant processes (waves,
tides and rivers). 109
4.3 Extension of the delta classification scheme to incorporate sediment
particle size. 112
4.4 Three types of delta hydrodynamics based on the density differences
between river and sea/lake water. 114
4.5 General structure of a delta, indicating the location of topset, foreset
and bottomset beds. 118
4.6 Schematic geomorphology of a river delta. 119
4.7 Schematic geomorphology of fan deltas. 122
4.8 Shoalhaven Delta and its environments. 124
4.9 The relationships and feedbacks between some examples of human
activity and the dynamics of a delta system. 128
5.1 The relationship between eustatic and isostatic changes and their
influence on relative sea level and coastal emergence/submergence. 132
5.2 Stages in glacio-isostasy, from ice-loading and crustal depression to
deglaciation and isostatic rebound. 133
5.3 Isostatic map of Great Britain. 134
5.4 The distribution of submerged forests in Great Britain. 135
List of figures • xiii
5.5 Sea-level rise and the development of the coastline of the British Isles. 136
5.6 Holocene peat and clay overlying solid bedrock. 141
5.7 The relationship of foraminifera distribution to tidal levels and salt marsh
environments in the Severn Estuary (UK). 143
5.8 The relationship between the value of coastal land and the cost of
protecting that coastline. 153
6.1 Coastal zoning approach to coastal management in the Cairns section
of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Australia). 170
6.2 The zoning plan for Green Island in the Cairns section of the Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park (Australia). 171
Tables
2.1 The zonal distribution of characteristic organisms in relation to tide
levels on a rocky shore. 40
4.1 Traditional categorisation of deltas according to their overall plan
morphology.
4.2 Examples of deltas and their river, sediment, delta plain and coastal
environment characteristics. 117
4.3 Comparison of terms describing the sediment structure, morphology
and processes that operate in the three major deltaic areas. 108
5.1 The distribution of biological structures in relation to sea level on rocky
coasts. 142
5.2 Estimated rates of sea-level rise obtained from tide gauges and satellite
altimetry measurements. 148
5.3 Projected global sea-level rise. 150
6.1 A summary of engineered coastal protection measures. 166
6.2 Heritage Coasts of England. 169
Boxes
Management Box 1.1
Scientific Box 1.2
Scientific Box 1.3
Management Box 2.1
Case Study Box 2.2
Case Study Box 2.3
Case Study Box 2.4
Scientific Box 2.5
Case Study Box 3.1
Scientific Box 3.2
Management Box 3.3
Scientific Box 3.4
Technical Box 3.5
Case Study Box 4.1
Scientific Box 4.2
Case Study Box 4.3
Scientific Box 4.4
Case Study Box 4.5
Scientific Box 5.1
Technical Box 5.2
Scientific Box 5.3
Management Box 5.4
Management Box 6.1
Management Box 6.2
Management Box 6.3
Scientific Box 6.4
Technical Box 6.5
Definitions of the coastal zone for planning and
management. 4
Integrating the geological classification. 11
Tectonic compression, earthquakes and leading
edge coasts. 13
Coastal management implications of wave
modification processes. 26
Indian Ocean tsunami, 26 December 2004. 31
Beachy Head - cliff collapse in southern England. 35
Impact of tourism on coral cay reefs - Green Island,
Great Barrier Reef. 44
Human-induced destabilisation of gravel beaches. 60
Storm surge hazards in the Bay of Bengal. 76
Tidal sedimentary bedforms. 84
Human interference in bar-built estuaries. 87
Sabkas - tidal flats of arid environments. 93
Reconstructing salt marsh shoreline position. 101
The Danube Delta under wave attack. 111
Global significance of the Ganges—Brahmaputra
Delta sediment flux. 113
The buoyant plume of the Rhone Delta, France. 115
Delta response to sea-level stabilisation. 124
The impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi
Delta in 2005. 125
Sediment compaction and sea-level curves. 140
Foraminifera and their use in sea-level and coastal
studies. 143
Sea-level rise, coastal retreat and ecosystem impacts. 147
Socio-economic impacts of future sea-level rise. 151
The impact of development in the Florida Keys (USA). 157
The impacts of sediment extraction. 159
The problem of coastal litter. 161
Coastal eutrophication. 164
Remote sensing and geographic information
systems - high-tech tools for the coastal manager. 172 |
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