Difference between revisions of "Coastline"
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| − | |definition= Technically the line that forms the boundary between the [[Coast]] and the [[Shore]], i.e. the foot of the cliff or the foot of the dunes. Commonly, it is the line that forms the boundary between the land and the water<ref name=”Karsten”>Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref> | + | |definition= Technically the line that forms the boundary between the [[Coast]] and the [[Shore]], i.e. the foot of the cliff or the foot of the dunes. Commonly, it is the line that forms the boundary between the land and the water<ref name=”Karsten”>Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * For classification of coastlines, see e.g.: | ||
| + | ** [[Classification of Coastlines]] | ||
| + | ** [[Classification of Coastal Profiles]] | ||
| + | * For coastal processes, see e.g.: | ||
| + | ** [[Coastal Hydrodynamics And Transport Processes]] | ||
| + | ** [[Coastal erosion]] | ||
| + | ** [[Coastal defence]] | ||
| + | * For coastal management, see e.g.: | ||
| + | ** [[Coastal Zone Management]] | ||
| + | ** [[The Integrated approach to Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 14 December 2007
Definition of Coastline:
Technically the line that forms the boundary between the Coast and the Shore, i.e. the foot of the cliff or the foot of the dunes. Commonly, it is the line that forms the boundary between the land and the water[1].
This is the common definition for Coastline, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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See also
- For classification of coastlines, see e.g.:
- For coastal processes, see e.g.:
- For coastal management, see e.g.:
References
- ↑ Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.
