Comparison of beach nourishment along the u.S. Atlantic, great lakes, gulf of mexico, and new england shorelines

Coastal Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 329-340

  Trembanis, Arthur C ^a   Pilkey, Orrin H ^a   Valverde, Hugo R ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hampton Roads Planning District Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach replenishment; Coastal erosion control; Soft stabilization

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; COSTS; EROSION; SHORE PROTECTION;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL EROSION CONTROL;

BEACHES;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL PROTECTION; EROSION;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL EROSION; EROSION CONTROL;

GULF OF MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033378529     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089207599263730     Document Type: Article

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