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1. Spatial setting
2. Physical environment
3. Spatial structure
4. Use of the sea
5. Environment and nature
6. Tourism and recreation
7. Industry and business
8. Fisheries and agriculture
9. Culture and heritage
10. Living near the sea
11. Coastal defence
12. Integrated coastal management
A dynamic and fragile environment
Development of the coastal landscape
Traces in the landscape
The coastal dunes
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Origin and morphology
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Parabolic dunes
The sea floor
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Sandbanks off the coast
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Surface structures
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Dynamism and sediment transport
Weather and climate
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Less rain
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Less clouds and more sunshine
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Cooler summers and warmer winters
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Much more wind
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Sea fog
Tides, currents and waves
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Tides
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Currents
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Waves
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"the coast, dynamic and fragile"
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A DYNAMIC AND FRAGILE ENVIRONMENT
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE COASTAL LANDSCAPE
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TRACES IN THE LANDSCAPE
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THE COASTAL DUNES
origin and morphology
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parabolic dunes
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THE SEA FLOOR
origin and morphology
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parabolic dunes
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sandbanks off the coast
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surface structures
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dynamism and sediment transport
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WEATHER AND CLIMATE
origin and morphology
»
parabolic dunes
»
sandbanks off the coast
»
surface structures
»
dynamism and sediment transport
»
less rain
»
less clouds and more sunshine
»
cooler summers and warmer winters
»
much more wind
»
sea fog
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TIDES, CURRENTS AND WAVES
origin and morphology
»
parabolic dunes
»
sandbanks off the coast
»
surface structures
»
dynamism and sediment transport
»
less rain
»
less clouds and more sunshine
»
cooler summers and warmer winters
»
much more wind
»
sea fog
»
tides
»
currents
»
waves