An evaluation of the economic performance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shore protection program

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 8-22

  Hillyer, T M ^b   Stakhiv, E Z ^b   Sudar, R A ^a  

^a US Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

beach replenishment; beachfront development; benefit cost analysis; coastal environments; Coastal erosion; restoration

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; ECONOMICS; SAND;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; SHORE PROTECTION; USACE;

USA;

EID: 0030617775     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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