Author: Robert R. Bottin (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Camp Ellis Beach, Saco Bay, Maine Model Study of Beach Erosion
Author: Robert R. Bottin (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
America's Most Vulnerable Coastal Communities
Author: Joseph T. Kelley
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724600
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
"Sea level is rising, and yet Americans continue to develop beaches with little regard. In this volume, a group of coastal geologists discusses the startling saga of ten U.S. East and Gulf Coast shoreline communities (plus Puerto Rico and some western Europe strands) and the problems created by their inevitable interaction with natural processes in this highly dynamic geologic environment. The authors discuss the geologic context of the hazards of each site as the history of societal responses and their environmental impacts. Response to the natural coastal processes that threaten lives and buildings is carried out in a context of local, state and national politics with fixed short-term engineering solutions (beach replenishment, seawalls) generally favored over longer-term approaches (moving back, prohibition of seawalls). This essential GSA Special Paper foreshadows the impending rise of sea level and the myriad of shoreline responses and political controversies it will provoke."--Publisher's description.
Publisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813724600
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
"Sea level is rising, and yet Americans continue to develop beaches with little regard. In this volume, a group of coastal geologists discusses the startling saga of ten U.S. East and Gulf Coast shoreline communities (plus Puerto Rico and some western Europe strands) and the problems created by their inevitable interaction with natural processes in this highly dynamic geologic environment. The authors discuss the geologic context of the hazards of each site as the history of societal responses and their environmental impacts. Response to the natural coastal processes that threaten lives and buildings is carried out in a context of local, state and national politics with fixed short-term engineering solutions (beach replenishment, seawalls) generally favored over longer-term approaches (moving back, prohibition of seawalls). This essential GSA Special Paper foreshadows the impending rise of sea level and the myriad of shoreline responses and political controversies it will provoke."--Publisher's description.
Proceedings of the 60th Meeting of the Coastal Engineering Research Board
Author: Coastal Engineering Research Board. Meeting
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Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 98
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Technical Report CERC
Author:
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Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Publisher:
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Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
The Corps and the Shore
Author:
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610913973
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
For more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been building fortifications along the American coastline in an effort to protect our vulnerable shores. With the prospect of seaborne invasion becoming increasingly unlikely, the Corps has turned its attention to a more subtle but no less dangerous threat: the insidious effects of coastal erosion.In "The Corps and the Shore," Orrin H. Pilkey, the nation's most outspoken coastal geologist, and Katharine L. Dixon, an educator and activist for national coastal policy reform, provide a comprehensive examination of the impact of coastal processes on developed areas and the ways in which the Corps of Engineers has attempted to manage erosion along America's coastline.Through detailed case studies of large-scale projects in Texas, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the authors demonstrate the shortcomings of the Corps's underlying assumptions and methodology. As they discuss the role of local citizens in the project process, they highlight the interaction between local Corps offices and community officials and residents. By focusing on different types of problems in various regions of the country, Pilkey and Dixon clearly show how the Corps has repeatedly failed to act in the best interest of those most affected by the projects. As well as criticizing Corps practices, the authors provide numerous suggestions for reforming the Corps and making it both more scientifically accountable and more accountable to the citizens it is intended to serve."The Corps and the Shore" is essential reading for coastal residents, environmentalists, planners, and coastal city officials as well as geologists, civil engineers, marine scientists, and anyone concerned with the impact of human society on our shorelines.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781610913973
Category : Coastal engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
For more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been building fortifications along the American coastline in an effort to protect our vulnerable shores. With the prospect of seaborne invasion becoming increasingly unlikely, the Corps has turned its attention to a more subtle but no less dangerous threat: the insidious effects of coastal erosion.In "The Corps and the Shore," Orrin H. Pilkey, the nation's most outspoken coastal geologist, and Katharine L. Dixon, an educator and activist for national coastal policy reform, provide a comprehensive examination of the impact of coastal processes on developed areas and the ways in which the Corps of Engineers has attempted to manage erosion along America's coastline.Through detailed case studies of large-scale projects in Texas, Maine, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and South Carolina, the authors demonstrate the shortcomings of the Corps's underlying assumptions and methodology. As they discuss the role of local citizens in the project process, they highlight the interaction between local Corps offices and community officials and residents. By focusing on different types of problems in various regions of the country, Pilkey and Dixon clearly show how the Corps has repeatedly failed to act in the best interest of those most affected by the projects. As well as criticizing Corps practices, the authors provide numerous suggestions for reforming the Corps and making it both more scientifically accountable and more accountable to the citizens it is intended to serve."The Corps and the Shore" is essential reading for coastal residents, environmentalists, planners, and coastal city officials as well as geologists, civil engineers, marine scientists, and anyone concerned with the impact of human society on our shorelines.
Government Reports Announcements & Index
Author:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1268
Book Description
Shore & Beach
Author:
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Category : Shore protection
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shore protection
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Shore and Beach
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shore protection
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shore protection
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Shores of San Francisco County, California
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
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Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beach erosion
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Meetings Abstracts, January-August 2006
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquatic sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aquatic sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 1436
Book Description