Coastal erosion and protection in Europe

Europe has a long history of managing coastal erosion through a variety of protection strategies, from the defences of the Venice lagoons to coastal land reclamation in the Netherlands.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe and a comparative analysis of erosion problems and solutions in each country. Each chapter discusses the natural and anthropogenic factors in the erosion process and in defence projects design and maintenance, including coastal morphology and wave climate, land use changes and use of coastal areas, the evolution of coastal protection, climate change and political and administrative assessments.

Particular attention is paid to demographic and economic factors influencing coastal erosion in each country and to technical and administrative criteria influencing defence projects design. Lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout, the book represents a definitive reference work on its subject.

Author Notes

Enzo Pranzini is Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Florence, Italy. He is President of the Italian National Group of Environmental Coastal Research, and editor of the Italian Studi Costieri series.
Allan Williams is Emeritus Professor at Swansea Metropolitan University, University of Wales, UK. He is author or co-author of over 300 publications, including Beach Management (Earthscan, 2009).

Aysen ErginEnzo Pranzini and Allan WilliamsEnzo Pranzini and Allan WilliamsRuben Kosyan and Marina Krylenko and Daria Ryabchuk and Boris ChubarenkoMagnus Larson and Hans HansonHannes Tõnisson and Kaarel Orviku and Janis Lapiuskis and Saulius Gulbinskas and Rimas ZarotnskisKazimierz FurmanczykPer SorensenJürgen Jensen and Klaus SchwarzerFrank van der Meulen and Bert van der Valk and Bas ArensRoger H. CharlierSimon J. Blott and Robert W. Duck and Michael R. Phillips and Nigel I. Pontee and Kenneth Pye and Allan WilliamsAndrew CooperEdward J. Anthony and François SabatierVicente Gracia and Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Giorgio AnfusoÓscar Ferreira and Ana MatiasEnzo PranziniKristina Pikelj and Vojislav Dragnic and Nemanja MalovrazicGjovalin Gruda and Merita DollmaGeorge Alexandrakis and George Ghionis and Serafim E. Poulos and Nikolaos A. KampanisMargarita StanchevaAdrian Stãnicã and Nicolae Panin and Glicherie CaraivanYuri N. GoryachkinEnzo Pranzini and Lilian Wetzel and Allan Williams

Notes on contributors	p. ix
Foreword	p. xix
Preface	p. xxiii
1 Introduction	p. 1
2 Russia	p. 9
3 Sweden	p. 31
4 The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania	p. 47
5 Poland	p. 81
6 Denmark	p. 96
7 Germany	p. 108
8 The Netherlands	p. 136
9 Belgium	p. 158
10 Great Britain	p. 173
11 Ireland	p. 209
12 France	p. 227
13 Spain	p. 254
14 Portugal	p. 275
15 Italy	p. 294
16 Eastern Adriatic: Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro	p. 324
17 Albania	p. 345
18 Greece	p. 355
19 Bulgaria	p. 378
20 Romania	p. 396
21 Ukraine	p. 413
22 Conclusions	p. 427
Index	p. 445

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