Coasts as natural systems

• What is The Systems Approach?


  A way of looking at landscapes and environments

  inputs --> processes --> outputs
• What is the definition of a coast?

  The part of the land adjoining or near the sea
• What is the Littoral Zone?


  The part of a sea, lake or river that is close to the shore
• In coastal environments, where does the littoral zone extend from?


  Extends from the high water mark, which is rarely inundated, to shoreline areas that are permanently submerged