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A2			Coasts
			"Geomorphic processes are influenced by atmospheric processes, globally and within a region. A study of the processes involved in a geomorphic environment can be undertaken through the systems approach. The interaction between geomorphological processes, landforms and human activites needs careful management. Management strategies may result in costs and benefits and require evaluation." WJEC specification
			Case studies	Glacial	Arid	General geomorphology

DEFRA The former Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries has an overview of the UK national flood and coastal defence programme. http://www.defra.gov.uk You should be able to link to information on coasts from the marine, environment and water pages. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/marine/default.htm http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/index.htm http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/index.htm

The Environment Agency has a number of articles on coastal issues including bathing water quality and marine & estuarine water quality. The best tactic is to use the search facility on this site for the latest reports (eg "Working with the sea instead of against it".) http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk

OSS Coastal Scene World coastlines through satellite images. Concentrates on the Nile Delta, the Mississippi Delta, Po Delta, Betsiboka estuary, Nimrod Sound, Straits of Dover and Southern California. An introduction to the patterns of coasts and of deposition, and on why coasts are attractive to people. http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/CAMPAIGN_DOCS/OCDST/shuttle_oceanography_web/oss_4.html

For more coastal landforms from space, it is also worth trying "Geomorphology from space". http://eosdata.gsfc.nasa.gov/DAAC_DOCS/geomorphology/GEO_6/GEO_CHAPTER_6_TABLE.HTML

British Geological Survey The BGS is the world's oldest geological survey and is the UK's national centre for earth science information. Includes a guide to rock classification. http://www.bgs.ac.uk

Making Waves American multimedia teaching resource with sections on coral reefs, sea level rise and natural disasters. http://waves.marine.usf.edu/

Raffles Girls School Singapore school's field trip to coastal sites in Bali and Australia has pages with diagrams on the formation of cliff, headlands, bays and stacks. http://www.rgs.edu.sg/events/geotrip/geostudy.html

Coastal landforms The basics from Anglia Campus. http://www.angliacampus.com/tour/sec/geog/coastal/index.htm

Coastal processes explained using Stonebarrow (landslide), Chesil beach and Lulworth cove (animation sequence). http://www.swgfl.org.uk/jurassic/coastal.htm

Geonet All the basics on erosion and deposition, plus marshes and dunes. http://www.bennett.karoo.net/topics/coasts.html

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Case studies

United Kingdom

East Fife A virtual guide to the geology of East Fife from St Andrews University. The rocks exposed on the coast south east of St Andrews belong to the Carboniferous period. They comprise thick sequences of sandstones, with shales and limestones, and represent sediments laid down in a broad river delta which was occasionally submerged by the sea. http://www.st-and.ac.uk/academic/gg/geo_html/main/table.html

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Reculver Virtual field trip to Kent coast (site supported by Royal Geographical Society grant). Area stretches from Herne Bay in the west of the county to the Wantsum Channel in the east and features erosion and management. Photos, maps and notes. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~drayner/recintro.htm History of coastal management and techniques. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~drayner/coastman.htm

Droskyn Point Cameras at Perranporth, Cornwall, plus maps and photos from 1996. http://cil-www.oce.orst.edu:8080/pporth.html

UK Coastal zone Links to coastal forums, agencies and organisations. Regional page hosts portals to coastal information sites including SCOTcoast, ENGLISHcoast, WELSHcoast and IRISHcoast. http://www.theukcoastalzone.com/regional.asp

Shetland Coastal management summary from the council's structure plan 2001-16. http://www.shetland.gov.uk/splan/coa.htm

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Australia & US

Australian coasts Marine and Coastal Directory of Australia. Good links to Australian organisations. http://www.ea.gov.au/coasts/

Victorian coast, Australia The Coast Kit. An educational resource looking at Victoria's coast (systems, human use, management). http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/coasts/coastkit/index.htm

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Coastal issues including management case studies. http://pubs.usgs.gov/circular/c1075/contents

CERES An environmental site for California which includes coasts. http://ceres.ca.gov

Coastal Erosion Field Trip Solana Beach to Del Mar, San Diego County, California, by Chris Metzle of MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA. Designed as a preview or review or for those that cannot visit the field trip site owing to their distance from the location. http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/home/cmetzler/field_trip/intro.html

Coastal zone management A USGS site by Patuxent Wildlife Research Centre, Maryland. Concerned with managing coastal area for biodiversity. http://www.pwrc.nbs.gov/rescz3.htm

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