Coastal Systems

ISBN-13: 9780415440615 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 240 str.

Simon Haslett

Opis

The coast represents the crossroads between the oceans, land and atmosphere; this book offers an introduction to the processes and management of this global environment. Each chapter is seminal and succinct, illustrated and furnished with topical case studies from around the world.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.