1st Edition
Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe
1. Introduction Enzo Pranzini and Allan T. Williams 2. Russia Ruben Kosyan, Marina Krylenko, Daria Ryabchuk and Boris Chubarenko 3. Sweden Magnus Larson and Hans Hanson 4. The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Hannes Tõnisson, Kaarel Orviku, Janis Lapinskis, Saulius Gulbinskas and Rimas Žaromskis 5. Poland Kazimierz Furmanczyk 6. Denmark Per Sørensen 7. Germany Jürgen Jensen and Klaus Schwarzer 8. Netherlands Frank van der Meulen, Bert van der Valk and Bas Arens 9. Belgium Roger H. Charlier 10. Great Britain (GB) Simon Blott, Robert W. Duck, Michael R. Phillips, Nigel Pontee, Kenneth Pye, and Allan T. Williams 11. Ireland Andrew Cooper 12. France Edward J. Anthony and François Sabatier 13. Spain Vicente Gracia, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Giorgio Anfuso 14. Portugal Óscar Ferreira and Ana Matias 15. Italy Enzo Pranzini 16. Eastern Adriatic Kristina Pikelj, Vojislav Dragnic and Nemanja Malovrazic 17. Albania Gjovalin Gruda and Merita Dollma 18. Greece George Alexandrakis, George Ghionis, Serafim E. Poulos and Nikolaos A. Kampanis 19. Bulgaria Margarita Stancheva 20. Romania Adrian Stanica, Nicolae Panin and Glicherie Caraivan 21. Ukraine Yuri N. Goryachkin 22. Conclusions Enzo Pranzini, Lilian Wetzel and Allan Williams.
Biography
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 T. Williams is Professor Emeritus at Swansea Metropolitan University, University of Wales, UK. He is author or co-author of over 300 publications, including Beach Management (Earthscan, 2009).
Contributors: George Alexandrakis, Giorgio Anfuso, Edward J. Anthony, Bas Arens, Simon Blott, Glicherie Caraivan, Roger H. Charlier, Boris Chubarenko, Andrew Cooper, Merita Dollma, Vojislav Dragnic, Robert W. Duck, Óscar Ferreira, Kazimierz Furmanczyk, George Ghionis, Yuri N. Goryachkin, Vicente Gracia, Gjovalin Gruda, Saulius Gulbinskas, Hans Hanson, Jürgen Jensen, Nikolaos A. Kampanis, Ruben Kosyan, Marina Krylenko, Janis Lapinskis, Magnus Larson, Nemanja Malovrazic, Ana Matias, Frank van der Meulen, Kaarel Orviku, Nicolae Panin, Michael R. Phillips, Kristina Pikelj, Nigel Pontee, Serafim E. Poulos, Kenneth Pye, Daria Ryabchuk, François Sabatier, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla, Klaus Schwarzer, Per Sørensen, Margarita Stancheva, Adrian Stanica, Hannes Tõnisson, Bert van der Valk, Lilian Wetzel and Rimas Žaromskis.
"This is the first book that summarizes the critical issues of coastal erosion and shore defense measures that have been deployed in Europe. Leading scholars in each country have authored 22 chapters in this all-encompassing book that serves as an up-to-date resource for coastal professionals and others interested in European coastal changes and adaptive responses. I highly recommend this book." – Stephen P. Leatherman, Director and Professor, Laboratory for Coastal Research, Florida National University, USA
"This book takes you on a tour of each of Europe's 25 coastal countries. It's a fascinating insight into both the physical characteristics (guess which is the longest) and major coastal processes of each coast, together with an overview of contemporary protective works and major coastal structures. A must for all students of the coast, academics and professionals." – Andy Short, Professor, Coastal Studies Unit, University of Sydney, Australia
"Countries fronting the sea have been suffering from serious problems of beach and coastal erosion in response to increasing urban, industrial, recreational or tourism development. This book describes site-specific problems in each country of Europe along with the physiographic background and illustrates various types of remedial measures employed. The book will be of highest value to coastal scientists, engineers and planners not only in European countries but in other countries of the world." – Tsuguo Sunamura, Professor Emeritus, Osaka University, Japan
