Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms

2010
ISBN: 978-1-4020-8638-0
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 1516 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 198 mm x 266 mm, Gewicht: 3688 g

This unique richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world’s coasts, presented in a country-by-country (state-by-state) sequence, assembles a vast amount of data and images of an endangered and increasingly populated and developed landform. An international panel of 138 coastal experts provides information on “what is where” on each sector of coast, together with explanations of the landforms, their evolution and the changes taking place on them. As well as providing details on the coastal features of each country (state or county) the compendium can be used to determine the extent of particular features along the world’s coasts and to investigate comparisons and contrasts between various world regions. With more than 1440 color illustrations and photos, it is particularly useful as a source of information prior to researching or just visiting a sector of coast. References are provided to the current literature on coastal evolution and coastline changes.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bird, Eric

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Deltas, Flussmündungen, Küstenregionen
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geomorphologie, Erosion, Glaziologie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Trockengebiete und Wüsten
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. USA.- Alaska.- Washington.- Oregon.- California.- Texas.- Louisiana.- Mississippi.- Alabama.- Florida.- Georgia.- South Carolina.- North Carolina.- Central Atlantic coast.- New York-New England.- Great Lakes (USA).- Hawaii.- 2. Canada.- British Columbia.- New Brunswick & Nova Scotia.- Gulf of St Lawrence.- St Pierre et Miquelon.- Newfoundland.- Northern Canada.- Great Lakes (Canada). 3. Central America.- Mexico, Pacific coast.- Pacific coasts, Guatemala to Panama.- Pacific Coast of Colombia.- 4. South America.- Ecuador.- Peru.- Chile.- Argentina.- Uruguay.- Brazil.- French Guiana.- Surinam.- Guyana.- Venezuela.- Caribbean coast of Colombia.- Caribbean coasts, Panama to Belize.- Mexico, Caribbean coast.- 5. Caribbean Islands.- Cuba.- Jamaica.- Hispaniola.- Puerto Rico.- Virgin Islands.- Lesser Antilles.- 6. Atlantic Ocean Islands.- Bahamas.- Bermuda.- Greenland.- Iceland.- Other Atlantic Islands.- 7. British Isles.- England and Wales Introduction.- Cumbria.- Lancashire.- Isle of Man.- North Wales.- West Wales.- South Wales.- Severn estuary.- Avon, Somerset and North Devon.- North Cornwall.- Isles of Scilly.- South Cornwall.- South Devon.- Dorset.- Hampshire.- Isle of Wight.- Sussex.- Kent.- Essex.- Suffolk.- Norfolk.- Lincolnshire.- Yorkshire and Cleveland.- Durham, Tyne and Wear.- Northumberland.- Scotland, Introduction.- Scotland, South-East.- Scotland, Fife.- Scotland, Angus and Aberdeen.- Scotland, Moray Firth.- Orkney and Shetland.- Scotland, North and North-West.- Inner Hebrides.- Outer Hebrides.- Scotland, Fort William to Clyde.- Scotland, South-West.- Northern Ireland.- Ireland.- Channel Islands.- 8. Europe.- Norway.- Svalbard.- Sweden.- Finland.- Russian Gulf of Finland.- Estonia.- Latvia.- Lithuania.- Kaliningrad.- Poland.- Germany.- Denmark.- Netherlands.- Belgium.- North coast of France.- West coast of France.-Mediterranean France.- Corsica.- Spain.- Gibraltar.- Portugal.- Italy.- Sardinia.- Sicily.- Malta.- Slovenia.- Croatia.- Bosnia Herzegovina.- Montenegro.- Albania.- Greece.- Crete.- Bulgaria.- Romania.- Ukraine.- Sea of Azov.- Republic of Georgia.- 9. Russian Federation.- Russian Gulf of Finland.- Russian Black Sea coast.- Russian Pacific.- Russian Arctic.- Russian Caspian.- Kaliningrad.- 10. Middle East.- Turkey.- Cyprus.- Syria.- Lebanon.- Israel. 11. Caspian and Aral Seas.- Iran.- Caspian.- Turkmenistan.- Kazakhstan.- Russian Caspian.- Azerbaijan.- Aral Sea.- 12. North Africa.- Egypt Mediterranean.- Libya.- Tunisia.- Algeria.- Morocco.- 13. West Africa.- Mauritania.- Senegal and Gambia.- Guinea Bissau.- Republic of Guinea.- Sierra Leone.- Liberia.- Ivory Coast.- Ghana.- Togo and Benin.- Nigeria.- Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea.- Gabon, Congo, Cabina and Zaire.- Angola.- Namibia. 14. South Africa.- South Africa.- 15. East Africa.- Mozambique.- Tanzania.- Kenya.- Somalia.- Eritrea.- Sudan.- Egypt Red Sea.- Jordan.- 16. South-west Asia.- Saudi Arabia Red Sea.- Yemen.- Southern Arabia and Oman.- United Arab Emirates.- Qatar.- Bahrein.- Saudi Arabia Arabian Gulf.- Kuwait and Iraq.- Iran.- 17. South Asia.- Pakistan.- India.- Sri Lanka.- Bangladesh.- Burma.- 18. Indian Ocean Islands.- Madagascar.- Other Indian Ocean Islands.- 19. South-east Asia.- Thailand Andaman Sea.- Malaysia.- Singapore.- Thailand Gulf of Thailand.- Brunei.- Cambodia.- Vietnam.- Philippines.- Indonesia.- East Timor.- Papua New Guinea.- 20. East Asia.- China.- Taiwan.- North Korea.- South Korea.- Japan.- 21. Australia.- New South Wales.- Lord Howe Island.- Norfolk Island.- Queensland.- Northern Territory.- Western Australia.- South Australia.- Victoria.- Tasmania.- 22. New Zealand.- Chatham Islands.- 23. Pacific Ocean Islands -. New Caledonia.- Fiji.- Society Islands.- Other Pacific Islands. 24. Antarctica.- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bird, Eric
Dr. Eric Bird is Scientific Director of Geostudies and a Principal Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has worked on coastal geomorphology and geology in Australia, Britain, the United States, and various other countries.

Trained at King’s College London and the Australian National University, Bird has an M.Sc. from the University of London and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University. He has held academic appointments at King’s College and University College London, the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the United Nations University in Tokyo. He’s participated in research and advisory work for several United Nations agencies and various government and non-government organizations throughout the world. He has published more than fifteen books and 320 scientific articles, mainly on coastal topics.

Dr. Eric Bird is Scientific Director of Geostudies and a Principal Fellow in the Department of Geography at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has worked on coastal geomorphology and geology in Australia, Britain, the United States, and various other countries.

Trained at King’s College London and the Australian National University, Bird has an M.Sc. from the University of London and a Ph.D. from the Australian National University. He has held academic appointments at King’s College and University College London, the Australian National University, the University of Melbourne and the United Nations University in Tokyo. He’s participated in research and advisory work for several United Nations agencies and various government and non-government organizations throughout the world. He has published more than fifteen books and 320 scientific articles, mainly on coastal topics.