Book description
The Sea Coast shows in a persuasive and compelling way the origin and
evolution of cliffs, estuaries, sea marshes, sand dunes and the
communities of plants and animals that they support. This edition is
exclusive to newnaturalists. com
Britain's coasts have everything, from towering cliffs rising sheer from
deep water to a thousand feet and more, to miles of tidal slobs and
flats, restless shingle spits, shifting beaches, immobile rock
headlands. The extraordinary consequences of a varied climate and a
complicated geology are shown even more effectively in Britain's coasts
than in her fascinating island scenery.
Our greatest authority on coastal topography, Professor Steers, has
studied the nature of Britain's sea-side and the evolution of coasts and
coastline for most of his life. A past Professor of Geography of
Cambridge University, he made the now famous comprehensive survey of our
entire coastline. His book shows in a persuasive and compelling way the
origin and evolution of cliffs, estuaries, sea marshes, sand dunes and
the communities of plants and animals that they support. 'With his
book as a starting point and manual, many a sea-side holiday will be
made more interesting.'
Manchester Despatch
'Professor Steers has the engaging qualities of an enthusiast who has
inspected every mile of coast around the mainland.'
Glasgow Evening News
'The Sea Coast reveals the whole panorama of British coastlines besides
describing clearly how materials move on a beach and why certain costs
lose and others gain in their battle with the waves.'
Times Educational Supplement
'In presenting to us this comprehensive survey of the coastal scenery of
our islands in relation to their origins, he has achieved a great work
that will remain standard for decades to come.'
Yorkshire Post
'By turns geologist, ecologist, conchologist, meteorologist, he writes
at a permanent high level of informativeness and interest.'
Daily Telegraph (1899-1987). Geomorphologist, Cambridge geographer,
graduate and later Fellow of St Catherine's College. Professor of
Geography at Cambridge 1949-66 and the authority on the moulding of
coastlines. Member of expeditions to coral reefs Australia 1928, 1936
and Caribbean 1939; concerned above all with surveys of British coast
from a classic study of Scolt Head Island (1934) to the standard work
The Coastline of England and Wales (1946). Much involved with coastal
protection and a keen exponent of coastline preservation on Nature
Conservancy, National Parks Commission and National Trust's Enterprise
Neptune. CBE 1973.
