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Coastal erosion and protection in Europe / edited by Enzo Pranzini and Allan T. Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coast changes--Europe.
- Coast changes.
- Shore protection--Europe.
- Shore protection.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (483 p.)
- Edition:
- 1版.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands. This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe and a comparative analysis of erosion problems and solutions in each country. Each chapter discusses the natural and anthropogenic factors in the erosion process and in defence projects design and maintenance, including coastal morphology and wave climate, land use changes and use of coastal areas, the evolution of coa
- Contents:
- Cover; COASTAL EROSION AND PROTECTION IN EUROPE; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Russia; 3 Sweden; 4 The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania; 5 Poland; 6 Denmark; 7 Germany; 8 The Netherlands; 9 Belgium; 10 Great Britain; 11 Ireland; 12 France; 13 Spain; 14 Portugal; 15 Italy; 16 Eastern Adriatic: Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro; 17 Albania; 18 Greece; 19 Bulgaria; 20 Romania; 21 Ukraine; 22 Conclusions; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-136-46985-0
- 0-203-12855-9
- 1-299-27895-7
- 1-136-46986-9
- 9780203128558
- OCLC:
- 830161461
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