Description - Beaches and Coasts by Richard A. Davis, Jr.
Coastlines of the world are as diverse as any geological setting on
Earth. Beaches and Coasts is an exciting and unique new textbook
that provides an exhaustive treatment of the world's different
coasts and details the highly varied processes that have shaped
them.
Having conducted research on coastlines throughout the world,
the authors draw on a wealth of experience that broadens the
content of chapters and provides for numerous and varied examples.
The book furnishes a basic understanding of the tectonic framework,
hydrographic regime, climatic setting, and geologic materials that
determine the morphology of a coast. Individual chapters are
devoted to major coastal environments such as barriers, tidal
inlets, marshes, estuaries, lagoons, deltas, glaciated coasts,
rocky coasts and many others.
Beaches and Coasts provides the necessary content for
teaching a broad coastal geology course. Though designed for
introductory students, its comprehensive treatment of coastal
topics will make it appropriate for many upper level courses.
Exciting and unique textbook that provides an exhaustive
treatment of the world's different coasts and details the highly
varied processes that have shaped them.
The authors draw on a wealth of experience that broadens the
content of chapters and provides for numerous and varied
examples.
Provides a basic understanding of the tectonic framework,
hydrographic regime, climatic setting, and geologic materials that
determine the morphology of a coast.
Individual chapters are devoted to major coastal environments
such as barriers, tidal inlets, marshes, estuaries, lagoons,
deltas, glaciated coasts, rocky coasts, and many others.
Provides comprehensive content for teaching a broad coastal
geology course for both introductory and upper level courses.
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