Engineered Coasts
Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on an already highly-utilized coastal zone. This book, through a series of case studies, illustrates the variety of changes already made along the coastlines of the world. The examples used are mainly fro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2002, 2002
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2002 |
| Series: | Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Beach Nourishment
- 2. Beach Nourishment: Case Studies
- 3. The Mississippi River: Engineered Routes to the Sea
- 4. Tokyo Bay Reformation
- 5. Offshore Construction and Ocean Space Utilization in Japan
- 6. Reclamation and River Training in the Qiantang Estuary
- 7. The Seawall in Qiantang Estuary
- 8. Marinas, Sea-Level Reservoirs, Solar Salt Pans and Other Artificial Shorelines
- 9. Regulation of the Changjiang Estuary: Past, Present and Future
- 10. Reclamation and Regulation in the Pearl River Delta
- 11. Coastal Protection, Structures and (Sea)Dikes
- 12. The Delta Project
- 13. The Rotterdam Harbour: The Connection with the North Sea and Europoort
- 14. The Netherlands: The Zuyder Zee Project
- 15. The Thames Barrier
- Author Index