{"product_id":"beaches-and-coasts-isbn-9781119334484","title":"Beaches and Coasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of a unique textbook that provides an exhaustive treatment of the world's different coasts—with focus on climate change sea-level rise\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastlines of the world are as diverse and complex as any geological setting on Earth, and understanding them is extremely important. \u003ci\u003eBeaches and Coasts, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting and unique textbook that covers the world’s different coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped them. This new edition emphasizes the future susceptibility of coast to climate driven stresses and decreasing sediment supplies, and considers various aspects of coastal management that are and\/or that need to be undertaken. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking to better educate students and readers about the sustainability of coast and coastal environments, this exciting and unique book offers enlightening coverage of: the Earth’s mobile crust; sediments of coastal environments; impacts of sea level change; weather systems and the effects of storms; the influence of wave energy and different tidal regimes; river deltas; coastal bays; estuaries and lagoons; tidal flats; coastal wetlands; beach and nearshore areas; coastal barriers; tidal inlets; glaciated coasts; and rocky coasts. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes an extensive look at the world's varied coasts and covers the many processes that have shaped them over time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how coastal processes and landform evolution are expected to be impacted by climate change\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes new coverage of Hurricane Katrina and the 2005 flooding of New Orleans, Hurricane Sandy and its affect on New York and the earthquake and tsunami in the Indian Ocean and Tohoku\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLavishly illustrated with over 400 color photographs and figures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wealth of author experience that broadens the content of chapters and provides for numerous and varied examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeaches and Coasts, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent text for undergraduate and graduate students of coastal geology, coastal processes and coastal environments. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Coastline Variability and Functions in the Global Environment 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Earth’s Mobile Crust 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Sediments and Rocks: Materials of Coastal Environments 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sea‐Level Change and Coastal Environments 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Weather Systems, Extratropical Storms, and Hurricanes 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Waves and the Coast 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Tides of the Ocean 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 River Deltas: The Source of Most of our Coastal Sediments 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Estuaries 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Coastal Lagoons 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Tidal Flats 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Coastal Wetlands 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Beach and Nearshore Environment 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Coastal Dunes 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Barrier Systems 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Tidal Inlets 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Glaciated Coasts 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Rocky Coasts 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 513\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRICHARD A. DAVIS, JR., P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus at the University of South Florida, USA. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDUNCAN M. FITZGERALD, P\u003csmall\u003eH\u003c\/small\u003eD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Earth Science Department at Boston University, USA.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoastlines of the world are as diverse and complex as any geological setting on Earth, and understanding them is extremely important. \u003ci\u003eBeaches and Coasts\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting and unique textbook that covers the world's different coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped them. 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