Abstract
Half the Australian coast consists of beaches and barrier systems composed of sediments that can be grouped into a hierarchy of coastal sediment compartments. This book has investigated the nature of the beaches, barriers and their sediment compartments around the entire coast. In this concluding chapter, the beaches are reviewed beginning with the controls on their spatial distribution and temporal variability, finishing with an overview of their status. This is followed by a review of the types of barrier and their distribution around Australia including the regional variation in their sediment characteristics and implications for sediment transport. The future impacts of climate change are considered including the impact of rising sea level and changing waves and tide regimes. Finally, as this book is based on the role of sediment compartments, it finished with a list of what is required to investigate a compartment and predict future shoreline changes.
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