Table of contents

PART I: THE SETTING

1 The Coastal Zone Environment: A Place to Work, Rest, Play

and to Manage
S.D. King

Introduction
The Need for Better Coastal Management
Managing the Coastal Landscape in the UK
Some Problems with the SMP
A Different Approach
Legislation
Sea Defence (Flooding)
Coast Protection (Erosion)
New Strategies for Defence
Sediment Cells
Voluntary Coastal Defence Groups
Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs)
Coastal Processes
Coastal Defence
Coastal Defence Schemes
Offshore Breakwaters
Beach Nourishment
Artificial Seaweed
Summary

2 The North East Coastline of Scotland

J.S. Smith

The Geological Skeleton

Glaciations, Deglaciation and Changing Land-Sea Relationships
Shoreline Regularisation
The Building of Dune Systems and Human Impacts
Offshore Topography and Deposits - The Coastal S e d d n t Bank
Sustainability of the BeacWDune Resources
Coastal Zone Land Uses
Conclusion