Coastal Erosion: Response and Management

The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users. Populations are migrating to it in large numbers. Industry wants to exploit it for its space, water and manpower. Aggregate miners want to exploit mineral resources and health centers are multiplying. It is a favorite area...

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Hauptverfasser: Charlier, Roger H. (VerfasserIn), Meyer, Christian P. De (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1998
Schriftenreihe:Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 70
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Zusammenfassung:The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users. Populations are migrating to it in large numbers. Industry wants to exploit it for its space, water and manpower. Aggregate miners want to exploit mineral resources and health centers are multiplying. It is a favorite area for tourism and recreation worldwide. The zone can boom economically. However, coastlines are progressively receding worldwide, making the zone fragile, vulnerable, and unstable. The book presents methods of coastal protection and beach restoration and offers solutions to the various problems
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 352 p)
ISBN:9783540494058
DOI:10.1007/BFb0011384

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