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This book is intended as a conceptual roadmap to show how some of the numerous pieces�of complex coastal systems intersect and might interact under changing future�environmental regimes. It is addressed to a non-technical but environmentally�literate audience that includes the lay public, policy makers, planners, engineers and�academics interested in the causes and consequences of global changes as they are likely�to affect coastal systems. The book also outlines some strategies for anticipating and�responding to the challenges that lie ahead. The purpose is not to offer a technical treatise on how to build better�numerical models or to provide the cognoscenti with new scientific details or theories.�Quite on the contrary the authors aim to provide a holistic, easy-accessible overview of coastal systems and therefore use a writing style that is non-technical, nonmathematical�and non-jargonized throughout. Wherever scientificterms are required to�avoid ambiguity, a clear and simple definition is presented and those definitions are�repeated in the glossary. The authors aim to communicate with all who care about the future of�coastal environments. In Part 1, they present some underlying general �big picture� concepts that are applicable to coastal processes and coastal change worldwide. Part 2 reviews some of the more important physical, ecological and societal causes and outcomes of coastal change. A selection of case studies of some prominent and highly�vulnerable coastal regions is presented in Part 3. Some strategies for facilitating and�supporting collaboration among the global scientific community to enhance future coastal�resilience are outlined in Part 4.Typham this is the title: Tomorrow’s Coasts: Complex and Impermanent