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Coastal Systems
Simon Haslett
出版Routledge, 2000-11-23
主題Science / Earth Sciences / GeographySocial Science / Human Geography
ISBN11346143579781134614356
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=U4aEAgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Coastal Systems 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 such as:
* Tsunami's in Papua New Guinea
* cliff collapse in Southern England
* the Great Barrier Reef
* the Indian 'Super Cyclone' of 1999
* the impact of development in the Florida Keys.

Introductory chapters establish the importance of coasts and explain how they are studied within a system framework. Subsequent chapters explore the role of waves, rivers and sea level changes in coastal evolution. The final chapter reviews the human pressures and management of coastal systems.