In 1965, Frank Herbert’s novel Dune was published. It is regarded as a science fiction classic, and it is one of the first books ever written to address environmental concerns seriously.

Coastal dunes are a ridge, or a series of ridges, that form at the rear of a beach and differ from most other constructional coastal landforms in that they are formed by the movement of air ...

The size and morphology of coastal dunes is dependent on the complex interaction between controlling winds, sediment supply, and the geomorphology of the nearshore and beach environment.