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Coastal Systems: Physical and Socioeconomic Dimensions.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- One Planet, One Ocean
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental Science.
- Oceanography.
- Geophysical features.
- Sedimentary rocks.
- Ocean waves.
- Marine life.
- Coasts.
- Local Subjects:
- Environmental Science.
- Oceanography.
- Geophysical features.
- Sedimentary rocks.
- Ocean waves.
- Marine life.
- Coasts.
- Genre:
- Lecture/presentation
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (6 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : SDG Academy, 2016.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- The coast is an important boundary; it’s a physical boundary, a conceptual boundary, and a jurisdictional boundary. Using the definition of the coast as the place where the land meets the water and the zone extends several kilometers inland and out into the water, the coastal zone is one of the most densely populated on earth, and most of that population live in a lower elevation coastal zone. Humans affect natural processes, so we need to look at the coast as a system that comprises a natural subsystem and a human subsystem and study the interactions of these two systems.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2026).
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