Beach Renourishment
Beach renourishment is the restoration of beaches that have been depleted. The text deals with the sources of beach sediment as well as the causes and typical responses to beach erosion, before discussion of beach renourishment.Some of the first documente
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Eric Bird Nick Lewis
Beach Renourishment
SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
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Eric Bird · Nick Lewis
Beach Renourishment
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Eric Bird Department of Geography University of Melbourne Melbourne, VIC Australia
Nick Lewis Royal HaskoningDHV Sydney, NSW Australia
ISSN 2191-5369 ISSN 2191-5377 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-09727-5 ISBN 978-3-319-09728-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-09728-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950362 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
During the past century many of the world’s beaches have been depleted by erosion. Some beaches, particularly in the United States, Western Europe and Australia, have been renourished by dumping sand or gravel on the shore—the aim being to restore and maintain a beach that will protect the coast from erosion by storm damage and prevent flooding of the hinterland, while providing an improved area for seaside recreation and habitat for wildlife. Some of the first documented Beach Renourishment projects were undertaken in the early 1900s on the east coast of the United States. Several countries have since renourished beaches, part
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