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This book offers a concise introduction to the processes, landforms, ecosystems, and management of coasts. Each chapter is illustrated and includes topical case studies from around the world.
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1. Coastal Systems: Definition, Energy and Classification 2. Wave-Dominated Coastal Systems 3. Tidally-Dominated Coastal Systems 4. River-Dominated Coastal Systems 5. Sea-Level and the Changing Land-Sea Interface 6. Coastal Management Issues 7. Conclusion
Simon K. Haslett is Director, Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the University of Wales. His main area of research is coastal evolution and oceanography, including coastal upwelling, sea-level change, and the impact of high-energy events, such as tsunami and storms. He is dedicated to the Public Understanding of Science and has written extensively in newspapers and magazines, gives public lectures, and appears on television. He was very heavily involved in making a television programme on the Bristol Channel in 2004 for BBC Timewatch which was screened in April 2005 entitled Killer Wave of 1607, which was screened in April 2005.