Saving America's beaches [electronic resource] : the causes of and solutions to beach erosion / Scott L. Douglas.
by
Douglass, Scott L.
ISBN
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9789812776907
Title
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Saving America's beaches [electronic resource] : the causes of and solutions to beach erosion / Scott L. Douglas.
Author
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Douglass, Scott L.
Personal Author
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Douglass, Scott L.
Publication Information
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Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2002.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (ix, 91 pages) : color illustrations.
Series
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Advanced series on ocean engineering ; v. 19
Contents
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Preface: Saving America's beaches -- Beaches: America's longest playgrounds -- Our jeweled necklace of sand: the geology of beaches -- Surf's up!: waves and their effect on beaches -- "Sand thieves" of the beach: how we are destroying our beaches -- "Designer beaches": beach nourishment engineering -- CONCLUSION: The prescription for saving America's beaches.
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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Beach erosion -- United States.
Shore protection -- United States.
Format
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Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
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2002
Publication Information
:
Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, ©2002.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 333.917160973 21 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |