Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphology » (New Edition)

Robin Davidson-Arnott completed his Ph.D. in 1975 from the Department of Geography at the University of Toronto. He was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Guelph in 1976, Associate Professor in 1980, and has served as Professor from 1988 onwards. He has been a member of the Task Force of the International Joint Commission (Canada/USA) Great Lakes Water Levels Reference Study Phase 1 (1987-89), and has been seconded as a Scientist to the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Development of Ontario Shoreline Management Policy and Technical Guideline (1992-95), and to the International Joint Commission (Canada/USA) Upper Great Lakes Water Level Regulation Study (2007-2011). He has worked as a consultant for a number of studies for Ontario Conservation Authorities and Parks, Canada, and been awarded the R. J. Russell Award from the Coastal and Marine Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers in 2000. His research interests are in coastal geomorphology - on beach and nearshore processes on sandy coasts, nearshore erosion of cohesive coasts, coastal saltmarshes, aeolian sediment transport and coastal dunes - and he has received continuous support in this from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada for over 30 years. He has authored and co-authored many books and journal articles on the subject, including a contribution to Geomorphology and Global Environmental Change (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

A complete guide to coastal processes and their related features for undergraduate students.

Pt. I Introduction 1

1 Introduction 3

2 Coastal geomorphology 10

Pt. II Coastal Processes 17

3 Sea level fluctuations and changes 19

4 Wind-generated waves 52

5 Waves - wave theory and wave dynamics 78

6 Surf zone circulation 116

7 Coastal sediment transport 139

Pt. III Coastal Systems 181

8 Beach and nearshore systems 183

9 Coastal sand dunes 228

10 Barrier systems 280

11 Saltmarshes and mangroves 325

12 Coral reefs and atolls 369

13 Cliffed and rocky coasts 396

Index 439