Coastal defences : processes, problems and solutions / Peter W. French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures -- List of tables -- List of plates -- List of boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Pt. I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction to coastal defences -- 2. Role of coastal processes in coastal defence management -- Pt. II. Hard approaches to coastal defence -- 3. Sea walls and revetments -- 4. Groynes and jetties: shore normal structures -- 5. Cliff stabilisation -- 6. Offshore structures: breakwaters and sills -- Pt. III. Soft approaches to coastal defence -- 7. Beach feeding -- 8. Dune building -- 9. Increasing sedimentation in mudflat environments -- 10. Managed realignment -- Pt. IV. Coastal defences in a changing environment -- 11. Coastal defences revisited -- 12. Coastal defences in the future -- References -- Subject index -- Geographical index.