The Sharon Escarpment (Mediterranean coast, Israel): Stability, dynamics, risks and environmental management

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 207-224

  Perath, Ithamar ^a   Almagor, Gideon ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beach management; Cliff retreat; Environmental risk; Eolianite; Israel; Kurkar; Mediterranean coast; Rock sliding; Sharon Escarpment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESCARPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SLOPE STABILITY;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0034057710     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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