Management of the effects of coastal storms: policy, scientific and historical perspectives
Auteur :
Quevauviller, Philippe / Ciavola, Paolo / Garnier, Emmanuel
Éditeur :
ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN :
9781848217621
Date de publication :
31 mars 2017
Dimensions :
23,9 x 15,8 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
249 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A large part of the world s coastlines consists of sandy beaches and dunes that may undergo dramatic changes during storms. Extreme storm events in some cases dominate the erosion history of the coastline and may have dramatic impacts on densely populated coastal areas.