Mitigating shore erosion along sheltered coasts
By: Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion along Sheltered Coasts, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Mitigating Shore Erosion Along Sheltered Coasts.; National Academies Press (U.S.)
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9780309103466
Subjects: Shore protection; Coast changes; Coastal zone management -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-150).
Table of contents: title: Summary; title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Understanding erosion on sheltered shores; title: 3. Methods for addressing erosion; title: 4. MItigating efoeing sheltered shorelines : a trade-off in ecosystem services; title: 5. The existing decision-making process for shoreline protection on sheltered coasts; title: 6. A new management approach for sheltered shorelines; title: References and bibliography; title: Appendixes.