Description for Coastal Dunes
Hardcover. The studies in this volume examine aeolian transport mechanisms, erosional landforms and the evolution, geomorphology and ecology of dunefields. Physical and human influences on coastal dunes are also examined. Editor(s): Nordstrom, Karl F.; Psuty, Norbert P.; Carter, Bill. Series: Coastal Morphology and Research Series. Num Pages: 410 pages, 100 line drawings, 62 half-tones, 16 tables, index. BIC Classification: RBGD; RGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 760.
Coastal Dunes Form and Process Edited by Karl F. Nordstrom Norbert Psuty Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA and Bill Carter Department of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland Coastal Morphology and Research Series Series Editor: Eric C. F. Bird This book deals with the formation and establishment of coastal dunes--considering both forms and processes in a wide variety of environments. These landforms are among the most sensitive to environmental change, yet they provide extensive protection against both short-term erosion and flooding and long-term sea-level rise. ... Read more
Coastal Dunes Form and Process Edited by Karl F. Nordstrom Norbert Psuty Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903, USA and Bill Carter Department of Environmental Studies, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, BT52 1SA, Northern Ireland Coastal Morphology and Research Series Series Editor: Eric C. F. Bird This book deals with the formation and establishment of coastal dunes--considering both forms and processes in a wide variety of environments. These landforms are among the most sensitive to environmental change, yet they provide extensive protection against both short-term erosion and flooding and long-term sea-level rise. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
Series
Coastal Morphology and Research Series
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471918424
SKU
V9780471918424
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Nordstrom
Karl F. Nordstrom and Norbert Psuty are the authors of Coastal Dunes: Form and Process, published by Wiley.
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