Coastal typology: An integrative “neutral” technique for coastal zone characterization and analysis

R W Buddemeier; S V Smith; D P Swaney; Christopher J Crossland; B A Maxwell

doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.021

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Coastal typology: An integrative “neutral” technique for coastal zone characterization and analysis

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Coastal typology: An integrative “neutral” technique for coastal zone characterization and analysis

R W Buddemeier, S V Smith, D P Swaney, Christopher J Crossland and B A Maxwell

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol.77(2), pp.197-205

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.021

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typology

classification

cluster

LOICZ

coasts

methodology

Typology, the 'study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common', has become a commonly used term and technique in coastal zone studies over the past two decades. At least part of this is due to adoption by the first Land-Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) project of a typological approach as a way to understand and organize the daunting diversity of natural and human systems comprising the world coastal zone, and to the concurrent development of tools and databases to support systematic applications. This paper reviews some of the history of the term 'typology' and the concepts and techniques that it subsumes, and discusses its adoption and adaptation in coastal studies. It also addresses the continued and increasing relevance of typology to the continuation of the LOICZ project and its objectives, and outlines the opportunities and challenges involved in realizing the potentials of the approach - both within LOICZ and for the scientific and coastal zone communities in general.

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Title: Coastal typology: An integrative “neutral” technique for coastal zone characterization and analysis
Authors: R W Buddemeier (Author) - Kansas Geological Survey, United States
S V Smith (Author) - Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Mexico
D P Swaney (Author) - Cornell University, United States
Christopher J Crossland (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health and Education
B A Maxwell (Author) - Colby College, United States
Publication details: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol.77(2), pp.197-205
Publisher: Academic Press
Date published: 2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.09.021
ISSN: 0272-7714
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449694202621
Output Type: Journal article

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