The World's Beaches

The World's Beaches
ISBN-10
0520268725
ISBN-13
9780520268722
Category
Nature
Pages
283
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Author
Orrin H. Pilkey

Description

This title tells how beaches work, explains why they vary so much, and shows how dramatic changes can occur on them in a matter of hours. It discusses tides, waves, and wind; the patterns of dunes, washover fans, and wrack lines; and the shape of berms, bars, shell lags, cusps, ripples, and blisters.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • Sandy Beach Morphodynamics
    Sandy Beach Morphodynamics
    By Derek Jackson, Andrew Short

    Sandy Beach Morphodynamics brings together the latest research on beach systems and their morphodynamics and the ways in which they are studied in 29 chapters that review the full spectrum of beach morphodynamics.

  • Beaches and Coasts
    Beaches and Coasts
    By Richard A. Davis, Jr., Duncan M. Fitzgerald

    Dyer, K.R. (1979). Estuaine Hydrography and Sedimentation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Dyer, K.R. (1998). Estuaries: A Physical Introduction, 2e. New York: John Wiley and Sons. Eisma, D. (1998).

  • Bliss
    Bliss
    By Randall Kaplan

    "A collection of aerial photography of beaches and exotic coastal locations around the world"--

  • Panama City Beach: Tales from the World's Most Beautiful Beaches
    Panama City Beach: Tales from the World's Most Beautiful Beaches
    By Jeannie Weller Cooper

    In a collection of nostalgic and lighthearted vignettes, local author Jeannie Weller Cooper recounts the history of Panama City Beach, the barrier islands and beach for old Panama City.

  • The Last Beach
    The Last Beach
    By Orrin H. Pilkey Jr., J. Andrew G. Cooper

    The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time.

  • Good Night Beach
    Good Night Beach
    By Adam Gamble

    Designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for the environment’s natural wonders, the book features a multicultural group of people experiencing all that the beach has to offer.

  • Free the Beaches: The Story of Ned Coll and the Battle for America's Most Exclusive Shoreline
    Free the Beaches: The Story of Ned Coll and the Battle for America's Most Exclusive Shoreline
    By Andrew W. Kahrl

    This book is the first to tell the story of the controversial protester who gathered a band of determined African American mothers and children and challenged the racist, exclusionary tactics of homeowners in a state synonymous with ...

  • The World's Best Beach Houses
    The World's Best Beach Houses
    By The Images Publishing Group, Mandy Herbet

    This title is a compilation of the best beach house projects from around the world.

  • Brazilian Beach Systems
    Brazilian Beach Systems
    By Andrew D. Short, Antonio Henrique da F. Klein

    This book is about the more than 4,000 beach systems that form most of the 9000 km long Brazilian coast. It focuses on the beaches of each of the seventeen coastal states and three oceanic islands, their nature, morphodynamics and status.

  • Japan's Beach Erosion: Reality and Future Measures
    Japan's Beach Erosion: Reality and Future Measures
    By Takaaki Uda

    The book examines many coastal areas as examples, highlighting the various erosion factors which should be avoided elsewhere globally. This book was first published in Japanese in 2004, and was translated into English by the present author.