Environmental management of clastic coastal depositional environments: Inferences from an Australian geomorphic database

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 457-478

  Harris, Peter T ^a   Heap, Andrew D ^a  

^a GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

COASTAL ZONES;

CLASTIC ROCK; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DATABASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038612904     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-5691(03)00018-8     Document Type: Review

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