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Coastal Systems (Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Science) (2nd Edition) by Simon K. Haslett Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-415-44060-2 / 0415440602 ISBN-13: 978-0-415-44060-8 / 9780415440608 The coast represents the crossroads between the oceans, land and atmosphere, and all three contribute to the physical and ecological evolution of coastlines. Coasts are dynamic systems, with identifiable inputs and outputs of energy and material. Changes to input force coasts to respond, often in dr |