TY - BOOK ID - 77900949 TI - Coastal processes : with engineering applications AU - Dean, Robert G. AU - Dalrymple, Robert A. PY - 2002 SN - 1107112656 0511155492 0511175248 1601197365 0511323506 9786610416912 0511754507 1280416912 0511053150 0521602750 0511019084 9780511019081 9780511053153 9780511155499 9780521495356 0521495350 9781601197368 9780511754500 6610416915 PB - Cambridge, UK : New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Coastal engineering. KW - Engineering KW - Coastal zone management KW - Shore protection UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77900949 AB - The world's coastlines, dividing land from sea, are geological environments that are unique in their composition and the physical processes affecting them. At the dynamically active intersection of land and the oceans, humans have been building structures throughout history. Initially used for naval and commercial purposes, more recently recreation and tourism have increased activity in the coastal zone dramatically. Shoreline development is now causing a significant conflict with natural coastal processes. This text on coastal engineering will help the reader understand these coastal processes and develop strategies to cope effectively with shoreline erosion. The book is organized in four parts: (1) an overview of coastal engineering, using case studies to illustrate problems; (2) hydrodynamics of the coastal zone, reviewing storm surges, water waves, and low frequency motions within the nearshore and surf zone; (3) coastal responses including equilibrium beach profiles and sediment transport; (4) applications such as erosion mitigation, beach nourishment, coastal armoring, tidal inlets, and shoreline management. ER -