Coastal zone management: global perspectives, regional processes, local issues

Brings together vast interdisciplinary data on coastal zones in a concise, yet comprehensive, format applicable to students, researchers and teachers.

Includes individual chapters written by subject experts with extensive experience in their fields of research.

Each chapter presents the current status with a concluding endnote on future trends.

Topics covered include the evolution of coastlines, land-use dynamics and coastal hazards mitigation and management.