Front Matter

Short, Andrew D

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Short, Andrew D
dc.date.accessioned	2008-05-07
dc.date.available	2008-05-07
dc.date.issued	2007-02-01
dc.identifier.citation	Beaches of the New South Wales Coast - Second Edition	en
dc.identifier.isbn	9781920898151
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2123/2400
dc.description	398 pages, 446 original figures including over 400 photographs; glossary, beach index, general index, surf index The second edition of this popular book has been completely rewritten and expanded. It covers every one of the 757 open coast beaches, as well as 120 beaches in five large bays including Sydney Harbour and the 15 beaches on Lord Howe Island - in all 892 beaches. It also covers 276 of NSW top surfing sites. It has two aims: first to provide the public with general information on the origin and nature of all NSW beaches including the contribution of geology, oceanography, climate and biota to the beaches, together with information on beach hazards and beach safety. Second, to provide a description of each beach, emphasising its physical characteristics including its name(s), location, access, facilities, dimensions and the character of the beach and surf zone. In particular, it comments on the suitability of the beach for bathing, surfing and fishing, with special emphasis on the natural hazards. Based on the physical hazards all beaches are rated in terms of their public beach safety and scaled accordingly from 1 (least hazardous) to 10 (most hazardous).	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Sydney University Press	en
dc.rights	Copyright Sydney University Press	en
dc.subject	Marine studies	en
dc.subject	Coastal Studies	en
dc.subject	New South Wales	en
dc.subject	East Coast	en
dc.subject	Beaches	en
dc.title	Front Matter	en
dc.type	Book chapter	en