Beaches and Dunes of Developed Coasts

This volume discusses the role of humans in transforming the coastal landscape. The book details the many ways beaches and dunes are eliminated, altered and replaced and the differences between natural landforms and the human artefacts that replace them. Emphasis is placed on the importance of retaining naturally functioning beaches and dunes in ways that achieve natural values while accommodating development and use. The issues dealt with in this book will be of interest to practising coastal engineers and research scientists, as well as to planners and managers of coastal resources at all levels of government. It will be of particular value to investigators planning for the future of coastal development under accelerated sea level rise. The book will also be useful as a reference text for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in geography, geology, ecology and other disciplines dealing with the interaction between science, technology and society.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-viii

Preface
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

1 - The developed coastal landscape: temporal and spatial characteristics
pp 1-26

2 - Altering landforms to suit human needs
pp 27-66

3 - Replenishing landforms
pp 67-97

4 - Effects of structures on landforms and sediment availability
pp 98-139

5 - Characteristics of human-altered coastal landforms
pp 140-164

6 - Temporal scales of landscape change
pp 165-191

7 - Management programs
pp 192-224

8 - Maintaining and enhancing natural features in developed landscapes
pp 225-260

9 - Directions for geomorphological research
pp 261-286

References
pp 287-332

Index
pp 333-338

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