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  • ===The Coastal Zone=== ...and and the ocean, coastal areas are affected by highly dynamic processes. Coastal spaces also support unique and especially fragile ecosystems, being areas o
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  • {{Definition|title=coastal management ...rated coastal zone management]], both stressing the interrelated nature of coastal [[ecosystems]] with each other and the cross-cutting implications of human
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  • {{Definition|title=Integrated Coastal Zone Management ...ssential elements of integrated coastal zone management. Ocean and Coastal Management 21:81-108</ref>.
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  • * Encourage the management of features of the landscape which are essential for the migration, dispers ...d quantity, changes in annual and seasonal precipitation, desertification, erosion and flooding; and this will in turn affect birds, protected habitats and co
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  • ...e=MC>McCartney, B. 1985. Floating breakwater design, J. of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 111: 304-318</ref>: Floating breakwaters thus cannot be used as shoreline management structures at moderately exposed and exposed locations.
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  • ...modelling'' presents the 'effect chain' approach for modelling marine and coastal water quality and ecology. ...rculation of coastal water based on tides and wind, and the discharge from coastal rivers. More specifically, the models calculate water velocities (speed and
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  • ==Erosion and soft shoreline protection== ...Maritime Offices (in Gdynia, Słupsk and Szczecin) has the Inspectorate of Coastal Protection, responsible for defence measures undertaken at individual shore
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  • ...tudy focuses on the valuation of the economic effects of preventing soil [[erosion]]. The author suggested that one way to obtain information on the demand fo :[[Values of amenities in coastal zones]]
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  • ...phication requires reduction of [[nutrient]] inputs and an ecosystem-based management strategy. The bio-geochemical cycles of nutrients are discussed in the arti ..., are affected by [[eutrophication]]. It is usually treated in science and management as a local or regional phenomenon, but [[eutrophication]] is actually, like
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  • ...oral transport around groynes. The cove shown in Fig. 1 may change a small coastal section protected by a [[revetment]] into an attractive recreational enviro ...beaches behind breakwater gaps: On the shape of the equilibrium shoreline. Coastal Engineering 174, 104112</ref>
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  • ...ctioning and adaptation to habitat conditions. An introduction is given to management aspects, discussing threats, conservation and [[Ecosystem rehabilitation|re ...tal Engineering 94: 47–62</ref>). Mangals therefore fulfill an important coastal protection function.
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  • ...ngs and seahorses. They are important for the geomorphology and ecology of coastal ecosystems through processes such as stabilizing sediments, recycling nutri ...s generally inhabit the protected shallow waters of temperate and tropical coastal areas. Seagrass can be patchy, but more often it forms large swaths of vege
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  • {{Definition|title=Coastal squeeze ...Pontee, N. 2013. Defining coastal squeeze: A discussion. Ocean and Coastal Management 84: 204-207</ref>}}
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  • ...utions. For definitions of coastal terms, see the article [[definitions of coastal terms]]. For information on different types of nourishment, see [[shore nou ==The erosion problem==
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  • A [[Salt_marshes | salt marsh]] (Figure 1) is a tidal wetland in the upper coastal intertidal zone between salty or brackish water. They replace [[mangroves]] ...name="Salt marsh"/>. Another problem, especially across Europe, is lateral erosion which leads to a loss of salt-marsh habitat. ([[Natural shore protecting ba
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  • ...the extent possible<ref name="Karsten">Mangor, Karsten. 2004. “Shoreline Management Guidelines”. DHI Water and Environment, 294pp.</ref>. ...see articles in the categories [[:Category:Soft coastal interventions|Soft coastal interventions]] and [[:Category:Hard structures|Hard structures]].
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  • ...resist coastal erosion. A bulkhead must, of course, be designed to resist erosion caused by the mild to moderate wave climate at a specific site. ...ment guidelines. DHI https://www.dhigroup.com/marine-water/ebook-shoreline-management-guidelines.
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  • ...er be buried into an artificial dune. (Danish Coastal Authority<ref>Danish Coastal Authority, 1998. "Menneske, Hav, Kyst og Sand". (in Danish), (Man, Sea Coas ...ade as a permeable, sloping structure, it will normally not accelerate the erosion, as did seawalls; on the contrary, rubble revetments are often used as rein
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  • ...l Protection, Division of Water Resource Management, Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems</ref>.}} ...ne]], whereas with beach scraping, sand is redistributed within the active coastal system. When the scraped sand is placed in the dune or applied to the dune
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  • ...an ecosystem without damaging it” [https://www.iucn.org/theme/ecosystem-management/our-work [1]] “…. a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustaina
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