Table of contents
PART I: THE SETTING
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The Coastal Zone Environment: A Place to Work, Rest, Play
and to Manage
S.D. King
Introduction
The Need for Better Coastal Management
Managing the Coastal Landscape in the UK
Some Problems with the SMP
A Different Approach
Legislation
Sea Defence (Flooding)
Coast Protection (Erosion)
New Strategies for Defence
Sediment Cells
Voluntary Coastal Defence Groups
Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs)
Coastal Processes
Coastal Defence
Coastal Defence Schemes
Offshore Breakwaters
Beach Nourishment
Artificial Seaweed
Summary
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The North East Coastline of Scotland
J.S. Smith
The Geological Skeleton
Glaciations, Deglaciation and Changing Land-Sea Relationships
Shoreline Regularisation
The Building of Dune Systems and Human Impacts
Offshore Topography and Deposits - The Coastal Sediment Bank
Sustainability of the Beach/Dune Resources
Coastal Zone Land Uses
Conclusion
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