Coasts : form, process, and evolution / Colin D. Woodroffe.
Coasts : form, process, and evolution / Colin D. Woodroffe.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Date
2003.
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N551.457/7
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English
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xiv, 623 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Geological setting and materials -- 3. Coastal processes -- 4. Rocky coasts -- 5. Reef coasts -- 6. Beach and barrier coasts -- 7. Deltas and estuaries -- 8. Muddy coasts -- 9. Morphodynamics of coastal systems -- 10. Human activities and future coasts.
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New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2003.
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"Coasts provides a necessary background in geomorphology for those studying coastal systems. It describes the landforms that occur on the coast, their responses to the processes that shape them and the pattern of evolution that can be determined for different types of coast over thousands of years. Numerous examples from around the world are used t...
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Coasts : form, process, and evolution / Colin D. Woodroffe.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 498-616) and index.
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N551.457/7
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74VvBmOLxA2Z
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0521812542 (cased)
9780521812542 (hb)
0521812542 (hb)
9780521011839 (pb)
0521011833 (pb)
9780521011839 (pbk.)
0521011833 (pbk.)
9780521812542 (hbk.)
0521812542 (hbk.)
9780521812542 (cased)
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551.457
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991016351469702626
