Overview
Summarizes the last 30 years of research on coastal geology in Spain
Broadens the understanding of the dynamic functioning of the environments of the Spanish coast
Includes case studies of cliffs, rias, estuaries, deltas, barrier islands, beaches and dunes developed under diverse conditions
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Table of contents (35 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Lineal Sandy Coasts and Beaches
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Front Matter
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Fluvio Marine Systems
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About this book
From a general point of view, coasts are the most quickly changing systems of the Earth. This is critical, since many human resources, such as the main part of economic and social activities, are located in the coastal areas. Especially in the case of Spain these coasts include cities, wide industrial areas (including harbor complexes), important ecologic systems, and our main economic resource: tourism. Understanding the dynamic functioning of each element of this coast is vital for correct future coastal management, so as to solve problems derived from bad plans developed in the last decades of the twentieth century.
This is a valuable text for advanced graduate students and coastal researchers, which connects the specific dynamic functioning of the main Spanish coastal environments and their relationships with human activities.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Spanish Coastal Systems
Book Subtitle: Dynamic Processes, Sediments and Management
Editors: Juan A. Morales
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93169-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-93168-5Published: 24 September 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06605-5Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-93169-2Published: 03 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 823
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 214 illustrations in colour
Topics: Oceanography, Coastal Sciences, Sedimentology, Natural Hazards