Coastal hazard vulnerability assessment of sensitive historical sites on Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1 A, 2012, Pages 20-33

  Maio, Christopher V ^a   Gontz, Allen M ^a   Tenenbaum, David E ^a   Berkland, Ellen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Archeology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal management; cultural resources; erosion; LIDAR; sea level rise; Shoreline change

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; BAR; CEMETERY; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; CULTURAL HERITAGE; EROSION RATE; FLOODING; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LASER METHOD; LIDAR; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE CHANGE; VULNERABILITY;

BOSTON HARBOR; MASSACHUSETTS; RAINSFORD ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81255182734     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00104.1     Document Type: Article

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