The Sands of Time Revisited. An Introduction to the Sand Dunes of the Sefton Coast.

Smith, Philip H.

ISBN 10: 1848684541 / ISBN 13: 9781848684546

Verlag: Amberley Publishing, Stroud, Glos., 2009

Beschreibung

Card covers, small 4to, pp.192. Illustrated. The dunes on the Sefton coast near Liverpool are internationally important for recreation, coastal protection of the local landscape and the conservation work that has gone on in maintaining them, and of course the fauna and flora found there. This title is a revised and enlarged version of the 1999 title of the same name, and explains the history and development of the dunes, as well as the topics just mentioned. Uncommon. Fine.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 010140

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Sands of Time Revisited. An Introduction to the Sand Dunes of the Sefton Coast.
• Verlag: Amberley Publishing, Stroud, Glos.
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1848684541
• ISBN-13: 9781848684546
• Bindung: Soft cover
• Ausgabe: 1st Edition
• Zustand: Fine

Über diesen Titel

Inhaltsangabe

This book is a celebration of the natural wonders of the Sefton Coast sand dunes between Liverpool and Southport. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps and diagrams, The Sands of Time introduces the interested general reader to the origin and land use history of this coast and shows how sand dunes are formed and develop over time. The reader is also offered a unique insight into the animals and plants that live on the sand dunes as the author examines how this internationally important area is being conserved and managed for the future.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Philip H. Smith was born in Crosby, Liverpool and lived from the early age of two to nine at Ainsdale. He returned to the area in 1968 as a Lecturer in Applied Biology at Liverpool John Moores University. Phil retired in 1992; retirement provided him with the opportunity to continue monitoring and photographing wildlife on the dune coast.