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The management of artificial beaches
Cahiers du Centre nantais de recherche pour l'aménagement régional, 1994An artificial beach that prevents storm waves from attacking the base of a cliff can be used as a means of coastal protection in preference to sea walls or boulder ramparts, providing it persists for a sufficient period to be cost-effective. To achieve this, it is necessary to understand the processes that erode emplaced beach material and disperse it ...
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A Review of Amenity Beach Management
Journal of Coastal Research, 2010Abstract Beach management guidance has previously tended to focus on beach management for coastal-defence purposes and has only given passing consideration to the amenity value of beaches. This paper, based upon a desk-study review of available beach management plans and published research, examines some of the issues of concern in providing beach ...
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Beach Management and Conservation in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities
2023Brazilian beaches are one of the country’s main coastal assets. Despite their social-economic relevance and ecological importance, many activities (e.g., urbanization, coastal infrastructure, economic activities, and climate change) impact Brazilian beaches.
Xavier, Luciana Yokoyama +6 more
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Ocean & Coastal Management, 2000
Abstract Beaches are very important to Australians but are presently threatened by several forms of environmental degradation. Beach management has traditionally concentrated on geomorphic hazards and the recreational human-use of beaches, but has largely ignored the ecological and broader environmental values of beaches.
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Abstract Beaches are very important to Australians but are presently threatened by several forms of environmental degradation. Beach management has traditionally concentrated on geomorphic hazards and the recreational human-use of beaches, but has largely ignored the ecological and broader environmental values of beaches.
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Information Management in Beach Planning
Coastal Management, 1992Abstract This article concerns optimizing the use of environmental information for creative planning. It arose from a detailed study of the status and management of the coastal dunes of New South Wales, Australia, and discusses the way in which ideas for optimizing the management process were developed, and applied to three beach environments on the ...
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Evaluation of Clifton beach by using macrobenthic assemblages for beach management
Ocean & Coastal Management, 2018Abstract Spatio-temporal variations in macrobenthic assemblages were investigated at two tidal levels along sandy beach of Clifton with reference to environmental factors and anthropogenic activities in this study. Two stations were selected considering the local disturbances, Clifton station C1 and C2 where C2 is among the most common visiting site ...
Nazia Arshad, Sumera Farooq
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Management of Mixed Sediment Beaches
2003Mixed grain beaches include sediment sizes ranging over three orders of magnitude from fine sand (100mm), through gravels (2mm – 64mm) right up to small boulders (>256mm) (Coates & Damgaard, 1999). This type of beach is frequent around the world, including the Mediterranean.
B. López De San Román-Blanc +3 more
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Tools to characterize sandy beaches: towards integrated management of Venezuelan beaches
Journal of Coastal Research, 2013ABSTRACT Perez, F., Garcia, M., Castillo, A., Abogado, M.T. and Duarte, J.F., 2013. Tools to characterize sandy beaches: towards integrated management of Venezuelan beaches In Venezuela, the coastal public domain constitutes a priority area to develop management strategies.
Frederick Pérez +4 more
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A Visionary Future for Beach Management
Solutions to Coastal Disasters '02, 2002A visionary beach management program is discussed in which local government plays an active role in data collection, analysis and monitoring of the entire coastal system. Advantages of the new approach involve the use of innovative partnerships or techniques to solve beach management issues.
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