Description
Book SynopsisA highly readable book on the nature of beaches, including thedynamics of the shoreface, surf, swash and backbeach, and globallyat the regional variations in beach systems from the tropics to thepoles.
The beach and adjacent shoreface are the most dynamic part of theEarth''s surface. They represent a narrow zone where waves, tidesand winds continously interact, producing, wherever sediment isavailable, hundreds of thousands of kilometres of beach systems.Beaches are also the focus of intense pressure from users anddevelopers, and for these reasons alone a knowledge of beachsystems and their morphodynamics is critical to their sustainablemanagement.
This book is the first to:
* provide an in-depth and holistic view of beach systems, lookingboth in detail at the different beach zones and globally at rangeof parameters influencing regional variation
* examine the relationship between beaches and ancillary dunesystems and includes chapters on beach ecolo
Trade Review"It provides an excellent overview of many aspects of beachgeography...The book is a hugely successful and interesting productwhich deserves to run to several edition." (Progress in PhysicalGeography, Vol.25 No.4, 2001)
"...a deep and well researched account of beach morphodynamicsand coastal evolution..." (Ocean Challenge)
Table of ContentsBEACH SYSTEMS: DEFINITION AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE.
Beaches (A. Short).
Global Variation in Beach Systems (A. Short).
BEACH MORPHODYNAMICS.
The Shoreface (P. Cowell, et al.).
The Surf Zone (T. Aagaard & G. Masselink).
The Beachface (M. Hughes & I. Turner)
The Beach Backshore and Beyond (P. Hesp).
BEACH TYPES AND APPLICATIONS.
Wave-Dominated Beaches (A. Short).
The Effect of Tides on Beach Morphodynamics (G. Masselink & I.Turner).
Embayed and Structurally Controlled Beaches (A. Short & G.Masselink).
BEACH SYSTEMS AND IMPACTS.
Beach Modification: Natural Impacts on Beach Morphodynamics (A.Short).
Beach Ecology (A. Short & P. Hesp).
Beach and Dune Stratification (A. Short & P. Hesp).
Beach Hazards and Safety (A. Short).
LARGE SCALE BEACH BEHAVIOUR.
Barrier Morphodynamics (P. Hesp & A. Short).
References.
Indexes.
