Robin Davidson-Arnott, Bernard Bauer, Chris Houser

Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Grounded in current research, this second edition has been thoroughly updated, featuring new topics, global examples and online material.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 540
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 208mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1369g
• ISBN-13: 9781108424271
• ISBN-10: 1108424279
• Artikelnr.: 56398431

Autorenporträt

Robin Davidson-Arnott has been a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Guelph, Ontario since 1976. He was a member of the Task Force of the International Joint Commission (Canada/USA) Great Lakes Water Levels Reference Study Phase 1 (1987-9), and was seconded as a Scientist to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Development of Ontario Shoreline Management Policy and Technical Guideline (1992-5), and to the International Joint Commission (Canada/USA) Upper Great Lakes Water Level Regulation Study (2007-11). He has worked as a consultant for a number of studies for Ontario Conservation Authorities and Parks, Canada, and was awarded the R. J. Russell Award from the Coastal and Marine Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers in 2000. He has received continuous support in his research from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for over thirty years. He has authored and co-authored many books and journal articles on the subject, including a contribution to Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change (Cambridge, 2009).

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction
2. Coastal geomorphology
Part II. Coastal Processes: 3. Sea level
4. Wind-generated waves
5. Wave dynamics
6. Surf zone circulation
7. Coastal sediment transport
Part III. Coastal Systems: 8. Beach and nearshore systems
9. Coastal sand dunes and Aeolian processes
10. Barrier systems
11. Saltmarshes and mangroves
12. Coral reefs and atolls
13. Cliffed and rocky coasts.

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Part I. Introduction: 1. Introduction; 2. Coastal geomorphology; Part II. Coastal Processes: 3. Sea level; 4. Wind-generated waves; 5. Wave dynamics; 6. Surf zone circulation; 7. Coastal sediment transport; Part III. Coastal Systems: 8. Beach and nearshore systems; 9. Coastal sand dunes and Aeolian processes; 10. Barrier systems; 11. Saltmarshes and mangroves; 12. Coral reefs and atolls; 13. Cliffed and rocky coasts.

Rezensionen

'Given the impending challenges at the coast under the impacts of global climate change, it is heartening to encounter this well-presented text on the interaction of processes and sediment supply that provide the characteristics of the present coastal features. The writing style is that of being in the classroom and being exposed to the lectures on the topic, replete with background, a variety of perspectives, and areas of continued need for research. It is the essence of communication for the purpose of generating understanding and appreciating the vectors of change at many levels now and into the future. BRAVO!!' Norbert Psuty, Rutgers University