Coastal Lagoons In Europe

IWA Publishing

Coastal Lagoons in EuropeIntegrated Water Resource Strategies\nAuthor(s): Ana I. Lilleb, Per Stalnacke, Geoffrey D. Gooch\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: IWA Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: IWA Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781780406282, 978-1780406282\nSynopsis\nLagoons represent nearly 13% of the shoreline globally and around 5% in Europe. Coastal lagoons are shallow water bodies separated from the ocean by a barrier ([url] narrow spit), connected at least intermittently to the ocean by one or more restricted inlets, and usually geographically oriented parallel to the shore-line. Coastal lagoons are flexible and usually able to cope with environmental change, yet nowadays they are under threat. This is partly due to climate change impacts (for example, sea-level rise and hydro-meteorological extreme events) but also due to more direct human activities and pressures.\nThe book focuses on addressing these challenges through integrated management strategies seen in a land-sea and science-sK