Coastal Cliffs: Morphology and Management

• Main Author: Bird, Eric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Natural disasters.; Coasts.; Geomorphology.; Earth Sciences.; Natural Hazards.; Coastal Sciences.

This book offers an insight into the global occurrence, geomorphology, evolution, weathering and erosion of coastal cliffs and bluffs. Stabilization and preservation of cliffs are treated in detail. Mitigation of cliff hazards and preservation of scenic features and sites of scientific importance re...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Evolution of Cliffs
• Processes on Cliffs
• Rates of Cliff Recession
• Cliff Hazards
• Scenic and Scientific Values
• Stabilisation of Cliffs
• Summary.