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The Coastlines of the World with Google Earth - Understanding our Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012)
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The Coastlines of the World with Google Earth - Understanding our Environment (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012)
Series: Coastal Research Library, 2
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Far away shores, exotic islands or adventurous sea voyages - coasts
are the destination of dreams for millions of people around the
globe. Large numbers of people also call coasts their home; in many
countries a narrow coastal strip is densely populated making these
places vulnerable to marine natural hazards such as storms or
tsunamis. The book Coastlines of the World with Google Earth aims
to draw people's attention (within and outside of the science
community) towards coastal sciences and spark interest for the
extraordinary diversity and beauty of coastal environments. The
book illustrates the fascinating variety of coastal landscapes
using images from Google Earth's virtual globe that allow us to
explore the world and demonstrate knowledge and applications of
coastal science in many different fields in an engaging visual
tour. The book of Anja and Sander Scheffers and Dieter Kelletat is
a true cornucopia for everyone, both scientists and laymen,
interested in coastal geomorphology. On the one hand, it documents
the enormous significance of Google Earth for coastal science
issues and shows how powerful this tool is for visualizing coastal
features and processes. On the other hand, the reader gets a vivid
insight in the many varieties of coastal science and its
applications. This is especially true with regard to coastal
hazards such as extreme events and global sea level rise knowing
that the vulnerability of coastal zones has dramatically increased
during the past decades. The fact that the book is so attractive
and inspiring to both beginners and experts is also due to the huge
experience that the authors have gained during their manifold
research activities. Andreas Voett, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat
Mainz, Germany This book will have great appeal to coastal
researchers, at both beginning and advanced stages, because it
integrates Google satellite imagery with coastal marine
classification and in-depth studies by the authors from many parts
of the world. The world's coastline is well represented in this
book which has a truly global perspective of unique, dramatic and
commonplace coastal landforms. The authors in collaboration with
the publisher have prepared a very handsome volume that will no
doubt become a classic in the fullness of time. This book
represents one of the first efforts to utilize Google images in a
scientific manner to illustrate the diversity of coastal
morphologies on a worldwide basis. The plethora of color satellite
images, block diagrams, and oblique photography makes this book a
valuable resource for a wide array of specialists that will want to
have handy access to this unique work. This coastal compendium is
an illustrated tour de force that belongs on researchers'
bookshelves as well as on coffee tables for casual enjoyment.
Charles Finkl, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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