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 covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency eve... 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.

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.

This book presents essential new insights in research and applications concerning spatial information technologies and coastal disaster prevention modeling for oceanic and coastal regions. As a new research domain of Digital Earth it covers the latest scientific and te... Lees meer.

This book draws together a series of studies of spit geomorphology and temporal evolution from around the world. The volume offers some unique insights into how these landforms are examined scientifically and how we as humans impact them offering a global perspective o... Lees meer.

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.

This book presents the natural environmental and scenic richness of the world s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as Natural World Heritage Sites . This book presents the natural environmental and scenic richness of the world s coastal and marine are... Lees meer.

The volume provides a comprehensive overview and constitutes a systematic description of the response of coastal systems to global and local changes like climate change sea level land use and land cover change. This book presents a detailed analysis and synthesis o... Lees meer.

This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones the world over. Much of the world s population now lives in low-lying coastal zones that are inherently vulne... Lees meer.

South Florida continues to attract new residents despite its susceptibility to sea-level rise. This book explores the views of real estate agent with respect to how prospective homebuyers assess the risk of flooding. It reports on their observations as to whether house... Lees meer.

This book focuses on the global threats to coastal environments from invasive non-native species and examines how these alien biological species adversely alter landscapes and socioeconomic conditions as well as the psychological attitudes and perceptions of local inha... 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.

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. The relationship however does not appear univocal or simple. the sea can be perce... Lees meer.

Featuring satellite imagery from Google Earth this guide provides a unique highly visual tour of lakes across the globe from the simple to the complex the nearby to the remote. Clear text accompanies each image and identifies important aspects of each lake along wit... Lees meer.