Coastal erosion as a natural resource management problem: An economic perspective

Coastal Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-281

  Landry, Craig E ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach erosion; Benefits; Costs; Dynamic optimization; Economics

Indexed keywords

BEACH EROSION; BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS; BENEFITS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; COASTAL EROSION; DYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; ECONOMIC DYNAMICS; ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE; EMPIRICAL RESULTS; LOCAL BUSINESS; NATURAL FORCES; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; PROPERTY OWNERS; PUBLIC AGENCIES; RECREATIONAL BEACHES; SERVICE FLOWS; STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION; TYPICAL APPLICATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

BEACHES; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DAMAGE DETECTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EROSION; MODELS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; STORM DAMAGE; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 79956103444     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2011.566121     Document Type: Article

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