Beach nourishment as efficient coastal protection
Roger H. Charlier
(Scientific Adviser to the
President of HAECON (Harbour Engineering Consultants) Ltd, Ghent,
Belgium and Emeritus Professor at the Free University of Brussels,
Belgium and the Universities of Bordeaux and Chicago.)
Christian P. De Meyer
(An Occasional Lecturer at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.)
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Abstract
Coastal sections suffering from erosion generally show the common symptom of a lack of available sand to allow the build up of the natural coastal barrier. Soft methods of coastal protection, including beach nourishment, profile nourishment, feeder berms, compensation‐dredging, aim to tackle the problem at its source, i.e. by supplying sand to the system. When thoroughly designed, these methods are considered the best technical/economical and appropriate solutions.
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Citation
Charlier, R.H. and De Meyer, C.P. (1995), "Beach nourishment as efficient coastal protection", Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 6 No. 5, pp. 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/09566169510096511
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1995, MCB UP Limited