Author: Peter GossonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 144562463X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The definitive history of sand dredging in the Bristol Channel.
Author: Peter Gosson
Author: Peter Gosson
Author: Michael G. Bassett
Author: Matthew R. Bennett
Author: Ernest ProtheroeDredging in Coastal Waters
Author: D. EismaPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9780415391115
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
The varied use of dredgers has led to the development of a variety of dredger types, from small ones appropriate to modest inshore projects, to very large sea-going dredgers for large-scale projects calling for the storage of dredged material within the ship. This book, which is the first book dedicated to dredging and its environmental impact in the widest sense, contains chapters on dredging operations in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, Spain, the US, China and Singapore. Additional chapters discuss more general aspects such as dredging techniques, monitoring of dredging operations, and the prospects of dredging in a changing environment. As well as providing information on dredging activities in different areas, it gives an insight into the activities and problems (environmental or other) involved in modern dredging. It will be of interest to professionals and students alike.
Author: John BlundenCoastal Zone Planning and Management
Author: Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)Publisher: Thomas Telford
ISBN: 9780727719041
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The objective of coastal management is the preservation of coastal resources whilst simultaneously satisfying the sometimes conflicting interests and requirements of protection, development, usage and conservation. Given the ever increasing awareness of coastal planning and management on an integrated basis this volume compounds the general change in perspective.
The English Coast
Author: Peter MurphyPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441145141
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
This book examines the interaction between people and the coast of England. It spans from 700,000 years ago, and the earliest evidence of humans in this remote corner of north-west Europe, to the end of the 20th century. The coastline has witnessed interesting and significant events throughout history and looks set to do so in the future. Often it is the first place where changes can be seen, for example the effects of climate change. It is also where evidence for human adaptation to environmental changes can most readily be seen. The coast has, of course, also been a cultural contact zone for millennia in terms of trade, industry, immigration and conflict. We are certainly at a time of great environmental and economic transition, so it is apt to now take a long view and place current events in context. Some changes happening today may seem unprecedented but in fact are not, while others are entirely new. One thing we can be sure of is that the coast and sea will become increasingly important to us, both as an economic benefit and as a threat.
