Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms

ISBN-13: 9781402086380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2010 / 1516 str.

Opis

This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world's coasts, presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform. An international panel of 138 coastal experts provides information on "what is where" on each sector of coast, together with explanations of the landforms, their evolution and the changes taking place on them. As well as providing details on the coastal features of each country (state or county) the compendium can be used to determine the extent of particular features along the world's coasts and to investigate comparisons and contrasts between various world regions. With more than 1440 color illustrations and photos, it is particularly useful as a source of information prior to researching or just visiting a sector of coast. References are provided to the current literature on coastal evolution and coastline changes.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The encyclopedia is well laid out and easy to use. The pictures are good and there are plenty of references. As well as being a resource for professional geologists and geographers, the editor suggests that it could be used by armchair travellers. ... My interests are in the geography and ecology of coasts, and if I worked in those areas I would find a use for this work. As a resource for coastal scientists I am sure it will be well used." (John Goodier, Reference Reviews, Vol. 25 (1), 2011)

Spis treści

1.0 USA – Editorial Introduction
1.1 Alaska
1.2 Washington
1.3 Oregon
1.4 California
1.5 Texas
1.6 Louisiana
1.7 Mississippi
1.8 Alabama
1.9 Florida
1.10 Georgia
1.11 South Carolina
1.12 North Carolina
1.13 Central Atlantic coast
1.14 New York-New England
1.15 Great Lakes (USA)
1.16 Hawaii

2.0 Canada – Editorial Introduction
2.1 British Columbia
2.2 New Brunswick & Nova Scotia
2.3 Gulf of St Lawrence
2.4 St Pierre et Miquelon
2.5 Newfoundland
2.6 Northern Canada
2.7 Great Lakes (Canada)

3.0 Central America – Editorial Introduction
3.1 Mexico, Pacific coast
3.2 Pacific coasts, Guatemala to Panama
3.3 Pacific Coast of Colombia

4.0 South America – Editorial Introduction
4.1 Ecuador
4.2 Peru
4.3 Chile
4.4 Argentina
4.5 Uruguay
4.6 Brazil
4.7 French Guiana
4.8 Surinam
4.9 Guyana
4.10 Venezuela
4.11 Caribbean coast of Colombia
4.12 Caribbean coasts, Panama to Belize
4.13 Mexico, Caribbean coast

5.0 Caribbean Islands – Editorial Introduction
5.1 Cuba
5.2 Jamaica
5.3 Hispaniola
5.4 Puerto Rico
5.4.1 Virgin Islands
5.5 Lesser Antilles

6.0 Atlantic Ocean Islands – Editorial Introduction
6.1 Bahamas
6.2 Bermuda
6.3 Greenland
6.4 Iceland
6.5 Other Atlantic Islands

7.0 British Isles – Editorial Introduction
7.1 England and Wales Introduction
7.2 Cumbria
7.3 Lancashire
7.4 Isle of Man
7.5 North Wales
7.6 West Wales
7.7 South Wales
7.7.1 Severn estuary
7.8 Avon, Somerset and North Devon
7.9 North Cornwall
7.9.1 Isles of Scilly
7.10 South Cornwall
7.11 South Devon
7.12 Dorset
7.13 Hampshire
7.14 Isle of Wight
7.15 Sussex
7.16 Kent
7.17 Essex
7.18 Suffolk
7.19 Norfolk
7.20 Lincolnshire
7.21 Yorkshire and Cleveland
7.22 Durham, Tyne and Wear
7.23 Northumberland
7.24 Scotland, Introduction
7.24.1 Scotland, South-East
7.24.2 Scotland, Fife
7.24.3 Scotland, Angus and Aberdeen
7.24.4 Scotland, Moray Firth
7.24.5 Orkney and Shetland
7.24.6 Scotland, North and North-West
7.24.7 Inner Hebrides
7.24.8 Outer Hebrides
7.24.9 Scotland, Fort William to Clyde
7.24.10 Scotland, South-West
7.25 Northern Ireland
7.26 Ireland
7.27 Channel Islands

8.0 Europe - Editorial Introduction
8.1 Norway
8.1.1 Svalbard
8.2 Sweden
8.3 Finland
8.3.1 Russian Gulf of Finland
8.4 Estonia
8.5 Latvia
8.6 Lithuania
8.7 Kaliningrad
8.8 Poland
8.9 Germany
8.10 Denmark
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Belgium
8.13.1 North coast of France
8.13.2 West coast of France
8.13.3 Mediterranean France
8.13.4 Corsica
8.14 Spain
8.14.1 Gibraltar
8.15 Portugal
8.16 Italy
8.16.1 Sardinia
8.16.2 Sicily
8.17 Malta
8.18 Slovenia
8.19 Croatia
8.20 Bosnia Herzegovina
8.21 Montenegro
8.22 Albania
8.23 Greece
8.24 Crete
8.25 Bulgaria
8.26 Romania
8.27 Ukraine
8.28 Sea of Azov
8.29 Republic of Georgia

9.0 Russian Federation - Editorial Introduction
9.1 Russian Gulf of Finland
9.2 Russian Black Sea coast
9.3 Russian Pacific
9.4 Russian Arctic
9.5 Russian Caspian
9.6 Kaliningrad

10.0 Middle East – Editorial Introduction
10.1 Turkey
10.2 Cyprus
10.3 Syria
10.4 Lebanon
10.5 Israel

11.0 Caspian and Aral Seas - Editorial Introduction
11.1 Iran Caspian
11.2 Turkmenistan
11.3 Kazakhstan
11.4 Russian Caspian
11.5 Azerbaijan
11.6 Aral Sea

12.0 North Africa - Editorial Introduction
12.1 Egypt Mediterranean
12.2 Libya
12.3 Tunisia
12.4 Algeria
12.5 Morocco

13.0 West Africa - Editorial Introduction
13.1 Mauritania
13.2 Senegal and Gambia
13.3 Guinea Bissau
13.4 Republic of Guinea
13.5 Sierra Leone
13.6 Liberia
13.7 Ivory Coast
13.8 Ghana
13.9 Togo and Benin
13.10 Nigeria
13.11 Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
13.12 Gabon, Congo, Cabina and Zaire
13.13 Angola
13.14 Namibia

14.0 South Africa Introduction
14.1 South Africa

15.0 East Africa- Editorial Introduction
15.1 Mozambique
15.2 Tanzania
15.3 Kenya
15.4 Somalia
15.5 Eritrea
15.6 Sudan
15.7 Egypt Red Sea
15.8 Jordan

16.0 South-west Asia - Editorial Introduction
16.1 Saudi Arabia Red Sea
16.2 Yemen
16.3 Southern Arabia and Oman
16.4 United Arab Emirates
16.5 Qatar
16.6 Bahrein
16.7 Saudi Arabia Arabian Gulf
16.8 Kuwait and Iraq
16.9 Iran

17.0 South Asia - Editorial Introduction
17.1 Pakistan
17.2 India
17.3 Sri Lanka
17.4 Bangladesh
17.5 Burma

18.0 Indian Ocean Islands - Editorial Introduction
18.1 Madagascar
18.2 Other Indian Ocean Islands

19.0 South-east Asia - Editorial Introduction
19.1 Thailand Andaman Sea
19.2 Malaysia
19.3 Singapore
19.3.1 Thailand Gulf of Thailand
19.4 Brunei
19.5 Cambodia
19.6 Vietnam
19.7 Philippines
19.8 Indonesia
19.9 East Timor
19.10 Papua New Guinea

20.0 East Asia - Editorial Introduction
20.1 China
20.2 Taiwan
20.3 North Korea
20.4 South Korea
20.5 Japan

21.0 Australia - Editorial Introduction
21.1 New South Wales
21.1.1 Lord Howe Island
21.1.2 Norfolk Island
21.2 Queensland
21.3 Northern Territory
21.4 Western Australia
21.5 South Australia
21.6 Victoria
21.7 Tasmania

22.1 New Zealand
22.2 Chatham Islands

23.0 Pacific Ocean Islands - Editorial Introduction
23.1 New Caledonia
23.2 Fiji
23.3 Society Islands
23.4 Other Pacific Islands

24.1 Antarctica ></p>

O autorze

Dr. Eric Bird is Scientific Director of Geostudies and a Principal Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has worked on coastal geomorphology and geology in Australia, Britain, the United States, and various other countries.

Trained at King’s College London and the Australian National University, Bird has an M.Sc. from the University of London and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University. He has held academic appointments at King’s College and University College London, the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the United Nations University in Tokyo. He’s participated in research and advisory work for several United Nations agencies and various government and non-government organizations throughout the world. He has published more than fifteen books and 320 scientific articles, mainly on coastal topics.