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COASTAL PROCESSES
Concepts in Coastal Engineering and Their Applications to Multifarious Environments
by Tomoya Shibayama (Yokohama National University, Japan)
Tomoya Shibayama is a Professor of Civil Engineering at Yokohama National University, Japan. He received his Doctorate degree in Engineering from the University of Tokyo. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo and at Asian Institute of Technology. He has long experiences of survey of coastal processes and coastal disasters in developing countries including Asia and Africa. Presently he serves as the editor-in-chief of Coastal Engineering Journal (CEJ).
This book provides us with important concepts in coastal engineering, their applications to coastal processes and disaster prevention works. It is designed for graduate students pursuing advanced studies in coastal processes and for engineers and managers of coastal zone management. The first part describes basic concepts of coastal engineering, dealing mainly with wave-induced physical problems in the field of coastal engineering and hydraulics. The second part consists of the author's results of 30 years of scientific research on the progress of coastal sediment transport and coastal disasters. In terms of sediment transport study, the book covers not only coastal zones but also sediment production in river basins and river sediment transport to understand the present reasons for coastal erosion. A number of case studies for various countries around the world are given, and from the descriptions provided, it is possible to understand the different problems and challenges facing each country.
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