Peter W. French

Coastal Defences

Processes, Problems and Solutions

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book presents the broad spectrum of methods that engineers use to protect the coastline and investigates the sorts of issues that can arise as a result.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 588g
• ISBN-13: 9780415198455
• ISBN-10: 0415198453
• Artikelnr.: 22078753

Autorenporträt

Peter W. French

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to coastal defences 2. The role of coastal processes in
coastal defence management Section I. Hard Approaches to Coastal Defence 3.
Sea walls and revetments 4. Groynes and Jetties (Shore normal structures)
5. Cliff stabilisation 6. Offshore breakwaters Section II. Soft Approaches
to Coastal Defence 7. Beach feeding 8. Dune Building 9. Increasing natural
sedimentation in mudflat environments 10. Managed realignment Section III.
Coastal Defence in a Changing Environment 11. Coastal defences revisited
12. Coastal defences in the future