Coastal Fluxes in the Anthropocene The Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Crossland, Christopher J. (Editor), Kremer, Hartwig H. (Editor), Lindeboom, Han J. (Editor), Marshall Crossland, Janet I. (Editor), Tissier, Martin D. A. Le (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Global Change — The IGBP Series,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Atmospheric sciences.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Nature conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Nature Conservation.
• Physical Description: XX, 232 p. 121 illus., 69 illus. in color. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540278511
• ISSN: 1619-2435

In global coastal zones, the major fabric of goods and services for human welfare as well as global changes are extraordinarily visible. They are shaped by natural Earth systems processes on a planetary scale, which are reflected in a continuously adapting coastal environment. Now, in the "Anthropocene", human society is a greater catalyst for change - impacting and modifying coastal processes. This book synthesizes knowledge on coastal and riverine material fluxes, biogeochemical processes and indications of change, and the human influence, before looking at future research and management needs. It is a milestone rather than a destination on the journey which continues under the new International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP), the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) and the LOICZ II (Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone) Project.