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Coastal Planning and Management

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i thoroughly enjoyed this book. content is based on the direction of coastal management and implementation of planning mechanisms around the globe. the text is supported with case studies from locations all around the globe, providing a global analysis. the style of writing is very informative, with exceptional detail - and quoting sources to allow confirmation of the text content. it is quite clear that both authors are extremely active and interested in the field of coastal management, with a 'hands-on' approach taken with each of the case studies included. a nice touch, is the use of images and diagrams to highlight certain aspects, providing ease of understanding - these thoroughly supporting the text. this book takes a step by step approach to introduce the reader to the complex issues and intricacies involved with coastal management and planning, opening the door to the next century. a thoroughly enjoyable read - definitely recommended!!

Firstly - don't buy the kindle addition. Wherever there is an example box, the kindle addition cuts off part of the preceding paragraph/sentence, making for very confusing reading. Not worth the slightly cheaper price!

Also, this book is more of a literature review, dedicated to ass-kissing of prominent members in the field. If you just want some examples and a general idea of the buzzwords you might hear, this book is okay, but it's disorganized layout makes it unclear how any of the terms relate to each other or what the examples are supposed to illustrate. No time is spend differentiating different theories or systems of classification from each other and there is no indication of when two schemes conflict or whether they are a subset of each other. Basically, I now know hundreds of factors one might use to evaluate a coastal management system, but have been given no material even slightly suggesting when any given list of factors should be applied to a situation over another. Basically this books reads like a bunch of abstracts of various papers in the field strung together haphazardly with little, if any, content in between.

As a coastal manager it's really hard to find information that presents good theoretical stuff next to down to earth examples. It's usually one or the other. This book has both right in one spot. This book lives on my desk, not on the bookshelf!