Pitfalls of Shoreline Stabilization: Selected Case Studies (Coastal Research Library)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 940079360X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 334 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Summing Up: Recommended. 50 (6), February, 2013). … Professionals/practitioners.” (B. From the reviews:“This compendium of summaries of the impacts and unintended consequences of human attempts to stop coastal erosion … . Ransom. Contributors describe human-built barriers or buffers for coastlines from a wide variety of settings, from the coast of Northern Ireland, to the Great Lakes in the US, to the Maldives. Choice, Vol. … chapters are instructive, analyze the situation, and adequately discuss approaches …
djw said Learning from others' mistakes. The book contains an excellent collection of papers on shore management from around the globe. J.A.G. Cooper, a fine writer of research papers himself, has assembled an equally capable selection of coastal engineers and scientists and the result will be of interest to coastal engineers, coastal managers, or indeed anyone with a serious interest in the coast and how it
Taking a global perspective through the lens of case studies from around the world, this book analyzes the problems faced in shoreline stabilization.. With so many cities located on shorelines and tidal estuaries, there are few more urgent topics than this