The vast majority of the world's population is geographically situated in the coastal zone. As the world's population continues to grow, there is increasing emphasis on how to evaluate, regulate and manage the industrial, defense and recreational uses of beaches, inlets, bays and deltas. This handbook contains comprehensive chapters on current theories, practices and perspectives of oceanographers and civil engineers.
- ISBN10 0127371559
- ISBN13 9780127371559
- Publish Date 1 May 1999
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Imprint Academic Press Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 570
- Language English