With the prospect of sea level rises and global climate change, the coastal and estuarine manager faces the central task of predicting and managing change. This volume is a collection of papers reflecting the broad range of research in this field.
London, Geological Society, 2000.
The monumental minoan buildings at Kommos
by Bianco, Giuliana, Shaw, Joseph W.
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Geoecology of Antarctic ice-free coastal landscapes
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On the Swahili coast of East Africa, monumental stone houses, tombs, and mosques mark the border zone between the interior of the African continent and the Indian Ocean. Prita Meier explores this coastal environment and shows how an African mercantile society created a place of …
Living with the changing California Coast
by Griggs, Gary B., Patsch, Kiki, Savoy, Lauret E.
"Crowded into the beautiful, narrow strip at the edge of the ocean, the large number of people who live near California's dynamic coastline often have little awareness of the hazards--waves, tides, wind, storms, rain, and runoff--that erode and impact the coast and claim propert…