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Summary
Summary
Introduces beach processes within an approach that balances an engineering perspective against a purely geological one. Provides an up-to-date review of the current understanding of beach processes as well as applications to solve coastal problems (erosion, management issues, etc.). Discusses issues related to beach erosion and other processes. The second edition of Beach Processes and Sedimentation has been updated to include information gathered from two decades of science and engineering in the field, reflecting the vast increase in knowledge since the first edition. Discusses the rise of coastal zone management as well as patterns of wave transformations and dissipation within the surf zone, and how these water motions produce cross-shore movements of sediment resulting in beach-profile variations. An essential reference book for many readers: from beach front property owners to politicians contending with beachfront erosion to engineers addressing beachfront reclamation projects.
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Komar's updated and expanded edition (1st ed., CH, Dec'76) has been long awaited. It provides an excellent overview of many of the recent advances in the engineering and scientific research on beach environments. Komar divides the coverage of this vast research field among 12 chapters, each containing an extensive reference list of recent and classical papers. The broad topical fields include the geomorphology of eroding and accreting coasts; tidal and sea-level oscillations; wave generation and surf-zone processes; beach morphology, profiles, and sediments; near shore morphodynamics; near shore currents and sediment transport; modeling shorelines; and coastal protection. In most cases, Komar relies on a mathematical approach to explicate processes and assumes knowledge of basic principles of physics, making some parts of the book daunting for those not well versed in these areas. Explanations are stark and replete with equations. However, this should not deter researchers and serious students of shoreline processes from using the book, because they will benefit immensely from a close study of each chapter's contents. The book is profusely illustrated, largely with line drawings and graphs that are adequate, and a few black-and-white photographs. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals. P. R. Pinet; Colgate University
Table of Contents
| 1 An Introduction to the Study of Beaches |
| 2 The Geomorphology of Eroding and Accreting Coasts |
| 3 Beach Morphology and Sediments |
| 4 The Changing Level of the Sea |
| 5 The Generation of Waves and their Movement Across the Sea |
| 6 Wave Breaking and Surf-Zone Processes |
| 7 Beach Profiles and Cross-Shore Sediment Transport |
| 8 Wave-Generated Currents in the Nearshore |
| 9 The Longshore Transport of Sediments on Beaches |
| 10 Shoreline Planforms and Models to Simulate Their Evolution |
| 11 Nearshore Morphodynamics |
| 12 The Protection of Our Coasts |
| Index |
