Robert Duck is Dean of the School of Environment at the University of Dundee, and Professor of Environmental Geoscience. He is the author of This Shrinking Land:Climate Change and Britain's Coasts, (DUP, 2011). His research specialises in coasts and estuaries, and furthering the public understanding of science and climate change.

• Preface; Chapter 1 Cometh the Railway; Chapter 2Over the Edge; Chapter 3 The Edge of Collapse; Chapter 4 Across Salt Marsh, Mudflat, Slob and Sleech; Chapter 5 Removing Shingle from the Beach is Prohibited; Chapter 6 A Little Exercise of Observation and Reflection

Britain’s battle with the sea has left an enduring mark not simply on our coastal fringes but also on the cultural and social legacy along those shores. Academically grounded but powered by verve and anecdote, On The Edge masterfully charts our turbulent relationship with the waters that surround us, and looks ahead to what our coastal future might be.

Robert Duck is Dean of the School of Environment at the University of Dundee, and Professor of Environmental Geoscience. He is the author of This Shrinking Land:Climate Change and Britain's Coasts, (DUP, 2011). His research specialises in coasts and estuaries, and furthering the public understanding of science and climate change.

• Preface; Chapter 1 Cometh the Railway; Chapter 2Over the Edge; Chapter 3 The Edge of Collapse; Chapter 4 Across Salt Marsh, Mudflat, Slob and Sleech; Chapter 5 Removing Shingle from the Beach is Prohibited; Chapter 6 A Little Exercise of Observation and Reflection

Britain’s battle with the sea has left an enduring mark not simply on our coastal fringes but also on the cultural and social legacy along those shores. Academically grounded but powered by verve and anecdote, On The Edge masterfully charts our turbulent relationship with the waters that surround us, and looks ahead to what our coastal future might be.

Robert Duck is Dean of the School of Environment at the University of Dundee, and Professor of Environmental Geoscience. He is the author of This Shrinking Land:Climate Change and Britain's Coasts, (DUP, 2011). His research specialises in coasts and estuaries, and furthering the public understanding of science and climate change.

• Preface; Chapter 1 Cometh the Railway; Chapter 2Over the Edge; Chapter 3 The Edge of Collapse; Chapter 4 Across Salt Marsh, Mudflat, Slob and Sleech; Chapter 5 Removing Shingle from the Beach is Prohibited; Chapter 6 A Little Exercise of Observation and Reflection

Britain’s battle with the sea has left an enduring mark not simply on our coastal fringes but also on the cultural and social legacy along those shores. Academically grounded but powered by verve and anecdote, On The Edge masterfully charts our turbulent relationship with the waters that surround us, and looks ahead to what our coastal future might be.