ABSTRACT
The objectives of this chapter are (1) to examine the differences between statutory conceptual definitions of the coastline and the reality of geomorphological zones, especially in unconsolidated littoral environments; (2) to discuss some of the ways by which such boundaries as high and low water mark or coastline-based nearshore limits are surveyed, recorded and depicted, and (3) to highlight by means of case studies some legal, economic and social consequences of drawing distinctions between fixed statutory boundaries and dynamic geomorphological zones.
