Geomorphology in Coastal Zone Environmental Management

Like other branches of geography, coastal geomorphology can be seen to have evolved in recent decades from a pure systematic study to a field with considerable potential for practical application. This new role for the geomorphologist spans activities such as formal understanding and delimitation of process systems, public information, remedial strategy design, and participation in the formulation of legislative and bureaucratic frameworks for coastal management decision-making. Such an approach to applied geomorphology requires a reconsideration of the priorities for training geomorphologists at all educational levels.