Beach nourishment and protection /

Provides insight into the technical, economic, environmental, and policy implications of beach nourishment and protection, with examples and suggested research directions. This book also addresses what is known about the environmental impacts of beach nourishment, and identifies what outcomes should...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Marine Board. Committee on Beach Nourishment and Protection
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.
Temas:
Beach nourishment.
Shore protection.
Plages > Rechargement.
Rivage > Protection.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
Beach nourishment
Shore protection
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Management Strategies for Shore Protection; 5 3 The Federal Role in Beach Nourishment; 6 4 Beach Nourishment Project Design and Prediction; 7 5 Environmental Issues Associated with Beach Nourishment; 8 6 Monitoring; 9 7 Conclusions and Recommendations; 10 A Biographical Sketches; 11 B Papers Prepared for this Study; 12 C Prediction of Beach Nourishment Performance; 13 D Design of Beach Nourishment Projects; 14 E Economic Concepts and Issues: Social Costs and Benefits of Beach Nourishment Projects; 15 F Project Construction and Sediment Sources, Transfer, and Placement; 16 G Physical Processes Monitoring; 17 H U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Criteria; 18 I Excerpts from Federal Laws Pertaining to Placement of Sand from Channel Maintenance Projects on Beaches; 19 Index

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