Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XVI, 352 p)
ISBN:
9783540494058
Series Statement:
Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences 70
Content:
The coastal zone is subject to strong pressures from a large number of users. Populations are migrating to it in large numbers. Industry wants to exploit it for its space, water and manpower. Aggregate miners want to exploit mineral resources and health centers are multiplying. It is a favorite area for tourism and recreation worldwide. The zone can boom economically. However, coastlines are progressively receding worldwide, making the zone fragile, vulnerable, and unstable. The book presents methods of coastal protection and beach restoration and offers solutions to the various problems
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783540600220
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
,
Earth Sciences
,
Geography
Keywords:
Küste
;
Bodenerosion
;
Küste
;
Rückschreitende Erosion
;
Küstenschutz
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