Beach nourishment as a dynamic capital accumulation problem

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-71

  Smith, Martin D ^a   Slott, Jordan M ^b   McNamara, Dylan ^c   Brad Murray, A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUN MICROSYSTEMS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach nourishment; Coastal management; Erosion; Natural capital; Optimal rotation; Shoreline stabilization

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; NATURAL CAPITAL; OPTIMAL ROTATION; SHORELINE STABILIZATION;

DECAY (ORGANIC); EROSION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; ROTATION; SHORE PROTECTION; STABILIZATION;

BEACHES;

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EROSION CONTROL; MODELING; NATURAL CAPITAL;

EID: 67349150260     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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