Shoreline recovery from storms on the east coast of Southern Africa

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-22

  Corbella, S ^a,b   Stretch, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; OUTCROP; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORELINE; STORM DAMAGE; SURF ZONE;

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84855560232     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-11-2012     Document Type: Article

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