This book describes an easy to apply methodology to determine the scenic value of a coast. As one of the most critical aspects of beach user choice the determination of coastal area scenic quality is of primordial importance. This book is therefore an extremely usefu... Lees meer.

Readers of this cutting-edge research gain an integrated view of groundwater processes in coastal aquifers of the Asia-Pacific region. The book is an unrivalled professional resource that includes case studies and exemplars from diverse regional locations. Groundwate... Lees meer.

The coasts cover a diverse range of ecosystems within marine estuarine and freshwater environments. They are some of the most heavily populated and visited areas and are also some of the most threatened natural habitats. Coastal zones are critically important not only... Lees meer.

Readers of this cutting-edge research gain an integrated view of groundwater processes in coastal aquifers of the Asia-Pacific region. The book is an unrivalled professional resource that includes case studies and exemplars from diverse regional locations. Groundwater... Lees meer.

Human clustering in coastal areas The coastal zone has gained a solid reputation as a place vocated for recreational activities and this is generally related to the presence of the sea.... Lees meer.

This book provides an overview of beach management tools including carrying capacity beach nourishment environmental and tourism awards like Blue Flag or others bathing water quality zoning beach typologies quality index user s perception interdisciplinary bea... Lees meer.

This book integrates a wide range of subjects into a coherent purview of the status of coastal marine science. Designed for the professional or specialist in coastal science oceanography and related disciplines this work will appeal to workers in multidisciplinary fi... Lees meer.

This book gathers the most recent research findings on ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America making use of high technological methods to show readers the diversity of the marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last... Lees meer.

Designed for the professional or specialist in marine science coastal zone management biology and related disciplines this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove forests but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types. This book focuses... Lees meer.

At the coast all is not what it seems. Decades of beachfront development have seen a variety of efforts to stabilize the shoreline to protect ill-placed beachfront property both from shoreline erosion and from storm damage. Both of these problems become increasingly cr... Lees meer.

Climate change and ongoing transformation processes in economy and agriculture will have strong and multiple impacts in the Baltic region. In particular coastal zones face increasing hazards e.g. due to sea level rise or changes in riverine nutrient loads and eutrophic... Lees meer.

This book describes the entire coast and beaches and barrier systems of Australia. It covers the coastal processes and systems that form and impact Australia s 30.000 km coast 12.000 beaches and 2750 barrier systems. These processes include geology geomorphology clim... Lees meer.

This volume incorporates theoretical and practical knowledge through case studies and reviews to serve as a baseline of information for coastal ecosystem research and discusses the impacts of pollution industrialisation agriculture and climate change on coastal ecosy... Lees meer.

This book deals with the development of temperate coastal sand dunes and the way these have been influenced by human activity. The different states in which the habitat exists both for the beach foredune and inland dune are reviewed against the pressures exerted upon th... Lees meer.

Increasingly the choice of shoreline stabilization approach will depend upon plans for future response to rising seas which in many cases may involve retreat from the shoreline rather than holding the line. At the coast all is not what it seems. Decades of beachfront... Lees meer.