| Introduction to Coastline Development 1971 Edition Contributor(s): Steers, J. A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333110412 ISBN-13: 9780333110416 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1971 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Earth Sciences - Geology - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 551.45 |
| Series: Geographical Readings |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.66 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume is a collection of papers, preceded by an introductory essay, on coastal physiography. In this volume, although all the papers have both a local and a general interest, and all illustrate certain general ideas, the emphasis is focused on their interest and value as studies of particular places. It includes papers on: the peninsula on the south coast of Jutland, Victoria Australia, Dungeness, the Mississippi delta, Cardigan Bay, Holderness and coral reefs."Contents: The Coastline of Djursland: " A Study in East Danish Shoreline Development, Axel Schou; "Wave Power and the Djursland Coast, " Sofus Christiansen; "The Evolution of Sandy Barrier Formations on the East Gippsland Coast, " E. C. F. Bird; "The Formation of Dungeness Foreland, " W. V. Lewis; "The Coast of Louisiana, " R. J. Russell; "The Erosional History of the Cliffs around Aberystwyth, " Alan Wood; "Land Loss at Holderness, 1852-1952, " Hartmut Valentin; "The Coastal Landslips of Southeast Devon, " Muriel A. Arber; "Coastal Reefs and Islands and Catastrophic Storms, " D. R. Stoddart; "The East Coast Floods, 31 January-1 February 1953, " J. A. Steers. |
