Morphodynamics of Mediterranean Mixed Sand and Gravel Coasts

• Main Authors: Ortega-Sánchez, Miguel (Author), Bergillos, Rafael J. (Author), López-Ruiz, Alejandro (Author), Losada, Miguel A. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Coasts.; Geomorphology.; Civil engineering.; Earth Sciences.; Coastal Sciences.; Civil Engineering.

This book describes recent advances in the morphodynamics of mixed sand and gravel Mediterranean coasts, and provides updates and new methods for their study and management. It assesses how the differences in the geomorphic setting, in comparison with traditional sandy beaches, result in distinctive...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Study sites
• Chapter 3. Importance of nearshore waves on mixed sand and gravel coasts
• Chapter 4. Littoral drift and coastline evolution on mixed sand and gravel coasts
• Chapter 5. Morpho-sedimentary dynamics of mixed sand and gravel coasts.