This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Coastal Hazards Related to Storm Surge" that was published in JMSE

Globally, the risk associated with living in the coastal zone is substantial and rising due to large and growing populations, commerce and infrastructure; relat

This book covers the gamut of coastal hazards that result from short-term low-frequency events and have high-magnitude and far-reaching impacts on coastal zones

Hurricane- and coastal-storm-related losses have increased substantially during the past century, largely due to increases in population and development in the