Table of Contents:
  • Series editorsʹ preface
  • List of plates
  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • List of boxes
  • Authorʹs preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Coastal systems: definitions, energy and classification
  • Chapter 2. Wave-dominated coastal systems
  • Chapter 3. Tidally-dominated coastal systems
  • 4. River-dominated coastal systems
  • Chapter 5. Sea level and the changing land-sea interface
  • Chapter 6. Coastal management issues
  • Glossary
  • Further reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index