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Pitfalls of shoreline stabilization selected case studies

By Cooper , Orrin H , J. Andrew G.;Pilkey

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2012
ISBN
9789400741225, 9789400741232, 9400741227, 9400741235
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15713928 bytes)
Series
Coastal research library (Print) 3
Pages
1 vol. (XIV-333 p.) : ill. en coul., cartes. ; 25
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Coastal engineering;Coastal engineering--Case stud

Description

Introduction1. Pitfalls of Shoreline Stabilisation - Tweed River Mouth, Gold Coast, Australia2. Adelaide beach management 1836-20253. Pitfalls of ebb shoal mining4. Documenting beach loss in front of seawalls in Puerto Rico: pitfalls of engineering a small island-nation shore5. Narratives of shoreline erosion and protection at Shishmaref, Alaska: the anecdotal and the analytical6. Portballintrae Bay, Northern Ireland: 116 years of misplaced management 7. Beach Nourishment in the United States8. Failed Coastal stabilization: examples from the KwaZulu-Natal Coast, South Africa9. Presque Isle Breakwaters: successful failures?10. Armoring on Eroding Coasts Leads to Beach Narrowing and Loss on Oahu, Hawaii11. Compromising Reef Island Shoreline Dynamics: Legacies of the Engineering Paradigm in the Maldives12. "Alternative" shoreline erosion control devices: a review.13. Bad practice in erosion management: the Southern Sicily case study14. The history of shoreline stabilization on the Spanish Costa del Sol15. Coastal defense in NW Portugal: the improbable victory16. Stabilizing the Forgotten Shore: Case study from the Delaware Bay17. Shoreline stabilisation: lessons from South Wales18. Coastal Stabilization Practice in FranceIndex

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