An integrated approach to the study of interactions between natural systems and the domestic, leisure and industrial use of water. The 27 contributions, mainly from Europe and the UK, address the advances being made in computer modeling techniques applied to coastal and estuarine zones, and cover subjects such as pollution control, river regimes, dredging, and estuarine and coastal dynamics. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Wayne Edmister, formerly of California Research Corporation, is Professor Emeritus of chemical engineering at Oklahoma State University. He specializes in thermodynamics, distillation and process design.