coastal management

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• Coastal management — This article is about coastal management aimed to prevent erosion and flooding. For broader management issues, see Integrated coastal zone management. Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and… …   Wikipedia

• coastal management —   the attempt to mitigate the effects of erosion and flooding in coastal areas. May be hard engineering   structural features that directly block water action such as sea walls or soft engineering giving nature a helping hand such as beach… …   Geography glossary

• Submersion (coastal management) — Submersion is the sustainable cyclic portion of coastal erosion where coastal sediments move from the visible portion of a beach to the submerged nearshore region, and later return to the original visible portion of the beach. The recovery… …   Wikipedia

• Accretion (coastal management) — Accretion (Coastal Management), is the process of coastal sediments returning to the visible portion of a beach or foreshore following a submersion event. A sustainable beach or foreshore often goes through a cycle of submersion during rough… …   Wikipedia

• Coastal flood — Coastal flooding occurs when normally dry, low lying land is flooded by sea water.[1] The extent of coastal flooding is a function of the elevation inland flood waters penetrate which is controlled by the topography of the coastal land exposed to …   Wikipedia

• Coastal regions of Western Australia — …   Wikipedia

• Coastal States Organization — Formation 1970 Type Environmental Legal status Non Profit Purpose/focus Development of coastal zone management legislation and programs Headquarters Washi …   Wikipedia

• Coastal sediment supply — is the transport of sediment to the beach environment by both fluvial and aeolian transport. While aeolian transport plays a role in the overall sedimentary budget for the coastal environment, it is paled in comparison to the fluvial supply which …   Wikipedia

• Coastal geography — is the study of the dynamic interface between the ocean and the land, incorporating both the physical geography (i.e coastal geomorphology, geology and oceanography) and the human geography (sociology and history) of the coast. It involves an… …   Wikipedia

• Coastal defence — (Commonwealth) or Coastal defense (US) has two distinct meanings: For the protection of the coast from the action of wind, wave and tide, see Coastal management For the protection of the coast against military or naval attack, see Coastal defence …   Wikipedia

• Coastal defense — * coastal management environmental protection of coastlines * Seacoast Defense (US) historical fortification to protect coastlines …   Wikipedia