The paper provides an analytical overview of significant landmarks in the conceptual evolution of coastal geography in France since its emergence in the early 1950s. The paper comprises four sections dealing respectively with the following themes: 1. The conceptual trajectory of this field of study which resulted in significant broadening of its scope and methodology with the integration of physical geography and human geography dealing with coastal issues, which brought to adoption of a systemic approach and a broad vision characterizing global geography; 2. The remarkable complexity of the coastal space as reflected by the complex interactions between society and the natural environment and the resulting implications for the definition ...
Some aspects of the problem of defending the coasts of France. Conclusions to be drawn from a genera...
Coastal erosion management in Normandy and Picardy, based on a restrictive administrative division o...
This paper concerns the Sangatte sand-dune located at the western extremity of the North Sea coastal...
The paper provides an analytical overview of significant landmarks in the conceptual evolution of co...
The paper provides an analytical overview of significant landmarks in the conceptual evolution of co...
The coastline concept remains, still today, difficult to apprehend, in spite of its growing interest...
This essay deals with a particular area, the coastal zone, an interface between earth and sea, natur...
Since 1949, efforts done to protect the coastline from erosion result in the development of increasi...
As a particularly attractive area, the coastal zone is subject to complex social and environmental d...
The high concentration of people and human activities on the coasts lead to an increase of coastal r...
The high concentration of people and human activities on the coasts lead to an increase of coastal r...
La concentration de la population et des activités humaines sur les littoraux est à l’origine de ris...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the place of the coast inside coastal planning processes. So...
Some aspects of the problem of defending the coasts of France. Conclusions to be drawn from a genera...
Coastal erosion management in Normandy and Picardy, based on a restrictive administrative division o...
This paper concerns the Sangatte sand-dune located at the western extremity of the North Sea coastal...
The paper provides an analytical overview of significant landmarks in the conceptual evolution of co...
The paper provides an analytical overview of significant landmarks in the conceptual evolution of co...
The coastline concept remains, still today, difficult to apprehend, in spite of its growing interest...
This essay deals with a particular area, the coastal zone, an interface between earth and sea, natur...
Since 1949, efforts done to protect the coastline from erosion result in the development of increasi...
As a particularly attractive area, the coastal zone is subject to complex social and environmental d...
The high concentration of people and human activities on the coasts lead to an increase of coastal r...
The high concentration of people and human activities on the coasts lead to an increase of coastal r...
La concentration de la population et des activités humaines sur les littoraux est à l’origine de ris...
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the place of the coast inside coastal planning processes. So...
Some aspects of the problem of defending the coasts of France. Conclusions to be drawn from a genera...
Coastal erosion management in Normandy and Picardy, based on a restrictive administrative division o...
This paper concerns the Sangatte sand-dune located at the western extremity of the North Sea coastal...