This well-illustrated text uses a holistic approach to explain the causes of and possible solutions to pressing
coastal problems. Considers problems ranging from those produced naturally to those impacted by humans. Extensive
case studies, drawn from around the world, run the gamut from beach erosion along the Nigerian coast to the recovery
of war damaged Vietnamese mangroves. The book's major theme is that given recent downgrading of future sea level
rise predictions, the distinctive geomorphological, ecological and societal aspects of each coast are the vital
factors.
