Saving America's beaches [electronic resource] : the causes of and solutions to beach erosion / Scott L. Douglas.

ISBN:

9789812776907

Title:

Author:

Douglass, Scott L.

Personal Author:

Douglass, Scott L.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 91 pages) : color illustrations.

Series:

Advanced series on ocean engineering ; v. 19

Contents:

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.

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Subject Term:

Beach erosion -- United States.

Shore protection -- United States.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2002

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
333.917160973 21	1:E-BOOK	1	1:ONLINE	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

This book tells you where beach sand comes from, how waves are formed and how they break and move sand down the coast, how "works of man" have blocked this movement and caused beach erosion, and what can be done to save the beaches for future generations of Americans. A three-part prescription for healthy beaches is proposed: "backing off", "bypassing sand", and "beach nourishment". So if you love waves and beaches, and care about the future of your favorite beach spot, then read this book while you enjoy the beach.