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  • Groynes
    ...] which aim to [[coastal protection|protect]] the shoreline from [[coastal erosion]]. A more detailed treatment of the effects of groynes is given in [[Groyne ...ndicular or slightly oblique to the shoreline. Adequate supply of sediment and existence of medium-strong longshore sediment transport are major condition
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  • Definitions of coastal terms
    ...astal Wiki. The focus is on terms related to '''physical coastal processes and engineering'''. A complementary list of definitions related to the living e .../www.dhigroup.com/marine-water/ebook-shoreline-management-guidelines</ref> and from the USACE Coastal Engineering Manual <ref name=CEM> USACE, 2012. Coast
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  • Natural causes of coastal erosion
    ...from Mangor et al. 2017 <ref> Mangor, K., Drønen, N. K., Kaergaard, K.H. and Kristensen, N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhi ==Temporal erosion and ongoing erosion==
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  • Human causes of coastal erosion
    ...a natural cause. The largest structural changes in hydrodynamic conditions and sediment supply are generally due to human interventions. ...from Mangor et al. 2017 <ref> Mangor, K., Drønen, N. K., Kaergaard, K.H. and Kristensen, N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhi
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  • Shore nourishment
    ...ese processes, the reader is referred to the article [[Shoreface profile]] and other articles mentioned herein. ...cally in the order of 1-5 million m<sup>3</sup> (500-2000 m<sup>3</sup>/m) and rarely more than 10 or 20 million m<sup>3</sup> ('sandmotor' nourishment, o
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  • Closure depth
    ...evation during a given time interval<ref name=K98>Kraus, N. C., Larson, M. and Wise, R. A. 1998. Depth of Closure in Beach-fill Design. Coastal Engineerin ...of closure marks the transition from lower shoreface to continental shelf, and corresponds to the depth where the influence of wave action on cross-shore
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  • Sea level rise
    .... Lonnoy, J.B.R. Matthews, T. K. Maycock, T. Waterfield, O. Yelekci, R. Yu and B. Zhou (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press.</ref> for the year 2100 are si ...ible sea-level rise for the low and high emission scenarios, RCP2.6 (blue) and RCP8.5 (red), respectively. The shaded areas indicate the uncertainty in th
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  • Shoreline management
    ...gement are <ref name="Karsten">Mangor, K., Drønen, N. K., Kaergaard, K.H. and Kristensen, N.E. 2017. Shoreline management guidelines. DHI https://www.dhi ...development activities in the coastal area follow an overall land use plan and a general environmental policy
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  • Applicability of detached breakwaters
    ...waters are able to protect sections of [[shoreline]] in a more diversified and less harmful way than [[groyne|groynes]], but some of the disadvantages of ...on to this local erosion, adjacent to the breakwaters, a little additional erosion occurs on either side of the protected section, due to the lack of sand fro
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  • Risk and coastal zone policy: example from the Netherlands
    ...n of a risk and the risks in case of the Netherlands is further elaborated and after that a brief overview of the Coastal zone policy in the Netherlands i ...ty of occurrence of an extreme event (storms, tsunamis) leading to erosion and flooding multiplied by the (socio-) economic damage caused by the storm eve
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  • Hydrodynamic numerical models of wave-structure interaction
    ...ynamic model approaches for simulating the interaction between water waves and breakwaters in the surf zone. ...semi-empirical in nature with their form based on physical considerations and empirical constants determined by fitting to experimental data.
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  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
    ..., C. 1993. Essential elements of integrated coastal zone management. Ocean and Coastal Management 21:81-108</ref>. ...he terrestrial and marine components of the target territory, in both time and space”<ref>[http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:200
    29 KB (3,962 words) - 20:24, 18 September 2023
  • Structural erosion
    {{Definition|title=Structural coastal erosion, also called 'ongoing coastal erosion' |definition= Structural [[erosion]] is long-term erosion of a stretch of [[coast]]. Gradual losses of sediment with time occur in s
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  • Seawalls and revetments
    ...s why they cannot be used as a solution for problems related to structural erosion. ...height of a seawall fills often the total height difference between beach and surface level of the mainland. In many cases adjacent at the crest of a sea
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  • Typical examples of structural erosion
    This article mentions three classical examples of man-induced [[structural erosion]] problems: # coastal [[erosion]] due to changes in river characteristics.
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  • Shoreline protection
    ...n">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. ...ventions|Soft coastal interventions]] and [[:Category:Hard structures|Hard structures]].
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  • Revetments
    ...le mound armoring enhances wave energy absorption and minimizes reflection and wave run-up. ...cking. In this way their functionality is increased in terms of absorption and strength.
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  • Accretion and erosion for different coastal types
    ...s of ports is also described in the article [[Port breakwaters and coastal erosion]]. ...contour where waves start breaking (this angle between incident wave front and breaker depth contour is usually denoted &alpha;<sub>b</sub>). Based on thi
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  • US Army Corps of Engineers’ Coastal Programs
    ...ch nourishment]], undertaking [[Flood (overflow)| flood control]] projects and regulating coastal restoration projects. .... In the late 1960s, the Corps became a leading environmental preservation and restoration agency. It is a leading partner in one of the largest restorati
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  • Shore protection vegetation
    ..., that have a strong sand-binding capacity due to an extensive root system and that favor sand accumulation with their foliage. ...well described in the literature and may ignore some important less common and less-studied species.
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