Vulnerability of coastal defences to climate change

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water and Maritime Engineering

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-145

  Sutherland, James ^a   Gouldby, Ben ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Costal engineering; Mathematical modelling; Sea defences

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; SHORE PROTECTION; WATER LEVELS; WATER WAVES;

STAKEHOLDERS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; OVERTOPPING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL PROTECTION; OVERTOPPING; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 0042768660     PISSN: 14724561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wame.2003.156.2.137     Document Type: Article

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