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Coastal evolution : Late Quaternary shoreline morphodynamics by R. W. G. Carter, C. D. Woodroffe, Orson van de Plassche is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Coastal evolution : Late Quaternary shoreline morphodynamics about?
This book assesses how coastlines change and how they have evolved over the past few thousand years. It introduces some of the latest concepts in coastal morphodynamics, recognizing that coasts develop through co-adjustment of process and form. The authors examine particular types of coasts--deltas, estuaries, reefs, lagoons and polar coasts--in detail with conceptual models developed on the basis of well-studied examples. In addition to being a text for graduate-level students, this is a comprehensive source for geologists, engineers, environmental scientists, planners and coastal managers.
Who reads Coastal evolution : Late Quaternary shoreline morphodynamics?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- R. W. G. Carter, C. D. Woodroffe, Orson van de Plassche
- Publisher
- Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521598903
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Mathematics, Stem
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