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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Architecture, Computing and Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, Wales, UK

    Allan Williams

  2. CICA NOVA, Nova Universidad de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

    Allan Williams

  3. Department of Earth Science, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    Enzo Pranzini

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  1. Sidney, BC, Canada

    Peter T. Bobrowsky

  2. London, UK

    Brian Marker

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Williams, A., Pranzini, E. (2018). Rock Coasts. In: Bobrowsky, P.T., Marker, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Engineering Geology. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73568-9_315

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