P. S. Balson & M. B. Collins(eds) 2007. Coastal and Shelf Sediment Transport. Geological Society Special Publication no. 274. v + 162 pp. London, Bath: Geological Society of London. Price £65.00, US $130.00; GSL members' price £32.50, US $65.00; AAPG/SEPM/GSA/RAS/EFG/PESGB members' price £39.00, US $78.00 (hard covers). ISBN 9781 86239 217 5.

Abstract

The Geological Society of London, as the oldest of such societies, is looked towards (not least by me) for leadership and excellence in Earth Sciences. Coastal and Shelf Sediment Transport is the 274th Special Publication of that learned society. The book continues the tradition of the Society through a compilation of selected recent studies on varying approaches used to tackle a complex and fundamentally important subject within a rapidly evolving sector of Earth Science. The book results from a stimulating conference held …