Nature-based solutions: Lessons from around the world

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 29-36

  Pontee, Nigel ^a   Narayan, Siddharth ^b   Beck, Michael W ^c   Hosking, Adam H ^a  

^a CH2M   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Conservation; Environment

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ENGINEERING; CONSERVATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; EROSION; FLOODS; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

COASTAL MANAGEMENT; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; ENVIRONMENT; EROSION REDUCTION; INNOVATIVE PROJECTS; LOCAL COMMUNITY; NATURAL FEATURES; WAVE ENERGY DISSIPATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS;

AMENITY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL STRUCTURE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTHETICS; INNOVATION; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; WAVE DISPERSION;

ANTHOZOA; OSTREIDAE; POACEAE; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84957618122     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/jmaen.15.00027     Document Type: Article

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