Methodology for assessing the impact of climate change upon coastal defence structures

Proceedings of the Coastal Engineering Conference

Volumn 2005-January, Issue , 2005, Pages 3953-3965

  Townend, Ian ^a   Burgess, Kevin ^b  

^a AB Pmer   (United Kingdom)

^b Halcrow Maritime   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING;

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COASTAL DEFENCE; COASTAL DEFENCE STRUCTURES; EXISTING STRUCTURE; SIMPLE ALGORITHM; STRATEGIC ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADING;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84950326742     PISSN: 01613782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1142/9789812701916-0319     Document Type: Conference Paper

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