Coastal Erosion Response and Management /

• Main Authors: Charlier, Roger H. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Meyer, Christian P. De (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1998.
• Edition: 1st ed. 1998.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, 70
• Subjects: Oceanography.; Geology.; Geotechnical engineering.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users. Populations are migrating to it in large numbers. Industry wants to exploit it for its space, water and manpower. Aggregate miners want to exploit mineral resources and health centers are multiplying. It is a favorite area...

Table of Contents:

• I: Coastal zone management
• I: Bed material suspension and transport in steady uniform currents
• II: Bed material suspension and transport in uniform waves
• III: Detection of suspended sediment
• IV: Sediment transport
• I: Coastal erosion
• III: Sediment budget analysis
• IV : Evaluation of impacts and interactions.