TY - BOOK AU - French,Peter W. TI - Coastal defences: processes, problems and solutions SN - 0415198453 (pbk.) AV - TC330. F74 2001 U1 - 627.58 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Shore protection N1 - 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 ER -