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Perspectives in Morphodynamics

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River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics

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We introduce the reader to the subjects of the review papers by expressing some personal views on the paths that research on morphodynamics has recently undertaken and on the further developments which can be envisaged for the near future.

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Seminara, G., Blondeaux, P. (2001). Perspectives in Morphodynamics. In: Seminara, G., Blondeaux, P. (eds) River, Coastal and Estuarine Morphodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04571-8_1

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