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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 be targeted for monitoring by project officials.

Beach nourishment. --- Shore protection. --- Beach erosion --- Coast protection --- Coast protective works --- Artificial nourishment (Shore protection) --- Beach suppletion --- Prevention --- Coastal zone management --- Coastal engineering --- Hydraulic engineering --- Reclamation of land --- Shore protection

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Beach renourishment is the restoration of beaches that have been depleted. The text deals with the sources of beach sediment as well as the causes and typical responses to beach erosion, before discussion of beach renourishment. Some of the first documented renourishment projects were undertaken in the early 1900’s on the east coast of the United States. Several countries have since renourished beaches, particularly during the past few decades. Most projects have been in the United States, the United Kingdom, some European countries and Australia. These are reviewed and experience from various beach renourishment projects used for discussion of the following topics: 1. The need for preliminary investigations 2.  Sources of sediment for beach renourishment 3.  Methods of beach renourishment 4.  Design considerations 5.  Monitoring changes after beach renourishment 6.  Assessment of performance 7.  Modelling of beach renourishment 8.  Beach renourishment for coast protection 9.  Environmental impacts 10. Costs and benefits 11. Response of renourished beaches to a rising sea level.

Earth Sciences. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Oceanography. --- Biogeosciences. --- Physical Geography. --- Geography. --- Life sciences. --- Geology. --- Physical geography. --- Géographie --- Sciences de la vie --- Océanographie --- Géologie --- Géographie physique --- Geography --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- Physical Geography --- Shore protection --- Beach nourishment --- Environmental aspects. --- Artificial nourishment (Shore protection) --- Beach suppletion --- Beach erosion --- Coast protection --- Coast protective works --- Prevention --- Earth sciences. --- Geobiology. --- Coasts. --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Landforms --- Seashore --- Biology --- Earth sciences --- Biosphere --- Oceanography, Physical --- Oceanology --- Physical oceanography --- Thalassography --- Marine sciences --- Ocean --- Geosciences --- Environmental sciences --- Physical sciences --- Coastal zone management --- Coastal engineering --- Hydraulic engineering --- Reclamation of land