Managed retreat - Is it really an option for mitigation of chronic erosion and storm surge flooding?

Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008 - Proceedings of the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Congress 2008

Volumn 312, Issue , 2008, Pages 456-460

  Healy, Terrv ^a   Soomere, Tarmo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DEPRECIATION; LAND USE; RETAINING WALLS;

CAPITAL LOSS; COASTAL MANAGEMENTS; HIGH RISE; KATRINA; LONG-TERM MANAGEMENTS; LOW DENSITIES; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC FUNDING; PUBLIC LANDS; STORM SURGES; URBAN BEACHES;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 57649090581     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40968(312)41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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