2: Large-scale geographical variation of coasts Last updated Oct 11, 2021 Save as PDF 1.7.5: Conference proceedings 2.1: Introduction Page ID16173 Judith Bosboom & Marcel J.F. StiveDelft University of Technology via TU Delft Open ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) 2.1: Introduction2.2: Cumulative evolution of coastal systems2.2.1: Geological timescale2.2.2: Continental 'drift'2.2.3: Pleistocene inheritance2.3: Tectonic control of coasts2.3.1: Plate tectonic theory2.3.2: Tectonic plate setting of coasts2.3.3: First-order coastal sedimentary features2.3.4: Summary of the tectonic classification2.4: Pleistocene inheritance of cliffed coasts2.5: (Holocene) transgression versus regression2.5.1: Geological sea-level changes2.5.2: Role of sea-level rise in Holocene coastal evolution2.5.3: More recent coastal development2.6: Nature and abundance of coastal material2.6.1: Sources of sediments deposits2.6.2: Sediment sizes2.6.3: Geographical variation2.6.4: Muddy coasts2.6.5: Sandy coasts2.6.6: Vegetation2.7: Process-based classification2.7.1: Dominance of fluvial, wave or tidal processes2.7.2: Ternary diagrams for progradation and transgression2.7.3: Classification of deltas2.7.4: Overview and examples of coastal forms2.8: Summary of coastal classification