Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. THE PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND HUMAN SETTINGS -- ch. 1 Ireland's Coasts: Setting the scene / Sarah Kandrot -- ch. 2 The Coastal Environment: Physical systems, processes and patterns / Kieran Hickey -- ch. 3 Coastal Waters: Marine biology and ecology / Michelle Cronin -- Waterbirds in Irish Coastal Areas / Sean Kelly -- Jellyfish in Irish Coastal Waters / Tom Doyle -- ch. 4 People, Agriculture and the Coast / David Meredith -- Blanket Bogs and the Cutting of Peat/Turf / Barry Brunt -- Deep Geography: Memory, community and continuity of coastal place names / Patrick O'Flanagan -- Sea and Shore Food / Regina Sexton -- ch. 5 Geological Foundations / Patrick A. Meere -- ch. 6 Glaciation and Ireland's Arctic Inheritance / Paul Dunlop -- ch. 7 Ancient Shorelines and Sea-level Changes / Robert Devoy -- ch. 8 Monitoring and Visualising the Coast / Darius Bartlett -- Ptolemy's Inventory of Ireland: Geographical features and places / Mick Monk -- The Impact of Coastal Web Adas Development / Eoin O'Grady -- Deep Maps; West Cork Coastal Cultures / Rob McAllen -- ch. 9 Underwater Surveys: The INFOMAR project / Xavier Monteys -- 2. NATURAL COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS -- ch. 10 Rocky Coasts / Robert Devoy -- ch. 11 Beaches and Barriers / Julian Orford -- ch. 12 Coastal Wedands Deborah Chapman / Saltmarshes Grace Cott -- ch. 13 Estuaries and Lagoons / Robert Devoy -- The Ecology of Mudflats: Clonakilty Harbour / Thomas C. Kelly -- 3. PEOPLE AND THE COAST -- ch. 14 Imagining Coasts / Anna Ryan -- Between the Tides: The influence of the coast on the life and work of a painter / John Simpson -- ch. 15 Coastal Heritage / Val Cummins -- The Heritage of the Revolution: Coastal Legacies / John Borgonovo -- ch. 16 The Inhabitants of Ireland's Early Coastal Landscapes / Robert Devoy -- Irish Promontory Forts / Muireann Ni Cheallachdin -- ch. 17 The Vikings and Normans: Coastal invaders and settlers / Michael Potterton -- The Brendan Voyage / Darius Bartlettt -- ch. 18 Era of Settlement: Trade, plantation and piracy / James Lyttleton -- Piracy and Smuggling Around the Irish Coast / Connie Kelleher -- Plantations / Annaleigh Margey -- ch. 19 Changing Coastal Landscapes / Patrick O'Flanagan -- Coastal Railways / Richard Scriven -- Seaside Resorts / Patrick O'Flanagan -- ch. 20 The Great Famine / Barry Brunt -- Relief Efforts in Ring, County Waterford / Marita Foster -- ch. 21 Ireland's Islands / Stephen A. Royle -- Skellig Michael (Sceilg Mhici'l) / John Crowley -- The Aran Islands / Piaras MacEinri -- Rathlin Island / Stephen A. Royle -- ch. 22 Underwater Cultural Heritage / Fionnbarr Moore -- Encounter with the Irish Coast: The 1588 wrecks of the Spanish Armada / Karl Brady -- Ireland and the First Battle of the Atlantic / Karl Brady -- ch. 23 Maritime Traditions and Institutions / Daire Brunicardi -- Traditional Wooden Boats of Ireland / Criostoir MacCarthaigh -- The Irish Naval Service / Daire Brunicardii -- Irish Shipping in the Second World War / Daire Brunicardi -- Nautical Pklucation in Ireland / Daire Brunicardi -- 4. RESOURCES: COMMUNICATIONS AND INDUSTRY -- ch. 24 Ports and Shipping / Barry Brunt -- Ireland's Passenger Ferry Ports / Barry Brunt -- ch. 25 Urbanisation of Ireland's Coast / Barry Brunt -- Dublin / Rob Goodbody -- Reimagining Cork as a Port City / William Brady -- The port of Limerick Today / Des McCafferty -- Belfast / Stephen A. Royle -- ch. 26 Coastal Fisheries and Aquaculture / Roy Griffin -- Aquaculture in the Republic of Ireland / Herbie (John) Dennis -- Jellyfish and Aquaculture Interactions in Irish Coastal Waters / Damien Haberlin -- The Seaweed Harvesting Industry in Ireland / Sarah Kandrot -- ch. 27 Coastal and Marine Tourism: Building opportunities in Blue Growth / Stephen Conlon -- Coastal Gardening / Verney Naylor -- The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Coastal Geopark-A model for sustainable tourism / Eamon Doyle -- ch. 28 Renewable Energies: Wind, wave and tidal power / Fiona Devoy McAuliffe -- ch. 29 Coastal Mining, Quarrying and Hydrocarbon Exploration / David Naylor -- East Antrim Salt Deposits / David Naylor -- Ireland and Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) / Barry Brunt -- 5. MANAGEMENT OF THE COASTS AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT -- ch. 30 Engineering for Vulnerable Coastlines / Robert Devoy -- A Recent History of Coastal Engineering in Waterville, County Kerry / Michael O'Shea -- Maherees Conservation Association / Eugene Farrell -- Buildings at the Coast: An architect's viewpoint / Anna Ryan -- ch. 31 Pollution / Shane O'Boyle -- Plastics in the Marine Environment / Alicia Mateos-Cardenas -- ch. 32 Coastal Management and Planning / Val Cummins -- Ireland's Baselines / Eoin V. Fannon -- The Bantry Bay Charter / Val Cummins -- Planning for Ireland's Islands / Brendan O'Sullivan -- 6. FUTURE COASTS -- ch. 33 Climate Change and Coastal Futures / Darius Bartlett.