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Coastal and beach erosion : processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts / Dianna Barnes, editor.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Coastal and Oceanic Landforms, Development and ManagementPublisher: New York : Nova Publishers, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634823326
  • 163482332X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Coastal and beach erosionDDC classification:
  • 627/.58 23
LOC classification:
  • TC330
Online resources:
Contents:
""COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Sediment Monitoring to Assess the Environmental Effect of Relict Sand Dredging for Beach Nourishment""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Study Areas""; ""The Dredging Sites""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Survey Strategy""; ""Grain Size Analysis""; ""Discussion""; ""Torvaianica Deposit""; ""Anzio Deposit""
""Conclusion""""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Coastal Vulnerability Analysis Along the Coast of Pescara (Adriatic Sea, Central Italy)""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Case Study Area: The Coast between Pescara and Ortona""; ""Data and Methodology""; ""Results and Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Coastal Defence Works: A Proposal of A Matrix-System to Support Environmental Impact Studies""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Methodological Approach""
""Analysis of Main Types of Coastal Defence Works and Description of their Main Physical and Biological Effects on the Environment""""Identification of the Protected Marine-Coastal Habitat Types and their Classification into Physiographic Categories""; ""Definition of Criteria to Match the Protected Flora and Fauna Species with the Physiographic Categories""; ""Criterion Used for the Protected Flora Species""; ""Criterion Used for the Protected Fauna Species""; ""The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Species" Matrix-System""; ""Compilation and Use of the Matrix-System""; ""Conclusion""
""College of Applied and Basic Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Coast of Ghana""; ""Drivers of Coastal Erosion in Ghana""; ""Natural Drivers""; ""Anthropogenic Drivers""; ""Increase in Population Activities""; ""Damming of Rivers""; ""Beach Sand Mining""; ""Construction Activities along the Coast""; ""Impact of Coastal Erosion in Ghana""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""
Summary: The coastal environment is a dynamic system in which natural and human processes combine and interact, modifying geomorphological, physical and biological features, and in which beaches represent the most vulnerable areas. Coastal erosion is caused by many different processes like changes in prevailing wind direction, coastal currents, re-establishment of a new equilibrium profile, sea level rise, sea level fall, exceptional storms, hurricanes/cyclones, and tsunami events. This book discusses the processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts of coastal and beach erosion.
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Description based on print version record; title from PDF title page, viewed (07/14/2020).

""COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Sediment Monitoring to Assess the Environmental Effect of Relict Sand Dredging for Beach Nourishment""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Study Areas""; ""The Dredging Sites""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Survey Strategy""; ""Grain Size Analysis""; ""Discussion""; ""Torvaianica Deposit""; ""Anzio Deposit""

""Conclusion""""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Coastal Vulnerability Analysis Along the Coast of Pescara (Adriatic Sea, Central Italy)""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Case Study Area: The Coast between Pescara and Ortona""; ""Data and Methodology""; ""Results and Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Coastal Defence Works: A Proposal of A Matrix-System to Support Environmental Impact Studies""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Methodological Approach""

""Analysis of Main Types of Coastal Defence Works and Description of their Main Physical and Biological Effects on the Environment""""Identification of the Protected Marine-Coastal Habitat Types and their Classification into Physiographic Categories""; ""Definition of Criteria to Match the Protected Flora and Fauna Species with the Physiographic Categories""; ""Criterion Used for the Protected Flora Species""; ""Criterion Used for the Protected Fauna Species""; ""The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Species" Matrix-System""; ""Compilation and Use of the Matrix-System""; ""Conclusion""

""College of Applied and Basic Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana""""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""The Coast of Ghana""; ""Drivers of Coastal Erosion in Ghana""; ""Natural Drivers""; ""Anthropogenic Drivers""; ""Increase in Population Activities""; ""Damming of Rivers""; ""Beach Sand Mining""; ""Construction Activities along the Coast""; ""Impact of Coastal Erosion in Ghana""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Index""

The coastal environment is a dynamic system in which natural and human processes combine and interact, modifying geomorphological, physical and biological features, and in which beaches represent the most vulnerable areas. Coastal erosion is caused by many different processes like changes in prevailing wind direction, coastal currents, re-establishment of a new equilibrium profile, sea level rise, sea level fall, exceptional storms, hurricanes/cyclones, and tsunami events. This book discusses the processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts of coastal and beach erosion.

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