Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe

ISBN-13: 9781849713399 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 488 str.

Enzo Pranzini; Allan T. Williams

Opis

Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands. This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe and a comparative analysis of erosion problems and solutions in each country. Each chapter discusses the natural and anthropogenic factors in the erosion process and in defence projects design and maintenance, including coastal morphology and wave climate, land use changes and use of coastal areas, the evolution of coastal protection, climate change and political and administrative assessments. Particular attention is paid to demographic and economic factors influencing coastal erosion in each country and to technical and administrative criteria influencing defence projects design. Lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout, the book represents a definitive reference work on its subject.

Spis treści

1. Introduction Enzo Pranzini and Allan T. Williams  2. Russia Ruben Kosyan, Marina Krylenko, Daria Ryabchuk and Boris Chubarenko  3. Sweden Magnus Larson and Hans Hanson  4. The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania  Hannes Tõnisson, Kaarel Orviku, Jānis Lapinskis, Saulius Gulbinskas and Rimas Žaromskis  5. Poland Kazimierz Furmańczyk  6. Denmark Per Sørensen  7. Germany Jürgen Jensen and Klaus Schwarzer  8. Netherlands Frank van der Meulen, Bert van der Valk and Bas Arens  9. Belgium Roger H. Charlier  10. Great Britain (GB) Simon Blott, Robert W. Duck, Michael R. Phillips, Nigel Pontee, Kenneth Pye, and Allan T. Williams  11. Ireland Andrew Cooper  12. France Edward J. Anthony and François Sabatier  13. Spain Vicente Gracia, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Giorgio Anfuso  14. Portugal Óscar Ferreira and Ana Matias  15. Italy Enzo Pranzini  16. Eastern Adriatic Kristina Pikelj, Vojislav Dragnić and Nemanja Malovrazić  17. Albania Gjovalin Gruda and Merita Dollma  18. Greece George Alexandrakis, George Ghionis, Serafim E. Poulos and Nikolaos A. Kampanis  19. Bulgaria Margarita Stancheva  20. Romania Adrian Stanica, Nicolae Panin and Glicherie Caraivan  21. Ukraine Yuri N. Goryachkin  22. Conclusions  Enzo Pranzini, Lilian Wetzel and Allan Williams.