coastal protection works

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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

• harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled  harbor        any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …   Universalium

• environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction       infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …   Universalium

• Delta Works — Overview of the Delta Works The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine Meuse Scheldt delta from the sea. The works consist of dams, sluices, locks,… …   Wikipedia

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works controversies — Many of the Corps of Engineers civil works projects have been characterized as being riddled with patronage (see pork barrel) or a waste of money and resources (see boondoggle (project)) such as the New Madrid Floodway Project… …   Wikipedia

• Zuiderzee Works — The 32 km Afsluitdijk separates the IJsselmeer (right) from the Wadden Sea (left), protecting thousands of km² of land. The Zuiderzee Works (Dutch: Zuiderzeewerken) are a manmade system of dams, land reclamation and water drainage works, the… …   Wikipedia

• Public Works Department (Western Australia) — Infobox Government agency agency name = Public Works Department logo = logo width = 300 px logo caption = Logo of the PWD seal width = seal caption = formed = 1 January 1901 preceding1 = dissolved = 1 January 1985 superseding = Building… …   Wikipedia

• Hobart coastal defences — The Hobart coastal defences are a network of now defunct coastal batteries, some of which are inter linked with tunnels, that were designed and built by British colonial authorities in the nineteenth century to protect the city of Hobart,… …   Wikipedia

• Changhua Coastal Industrial Park — (Traditional Chinese: 彰化濱海工業區) is located in the seacoast of Changhua County of Taiwan. It is a relatively newer industrial cluster in Taiwan, it has many different industries such as food production, spinning, chemical industries and metal… …   Wikipedia

• China Engraving and Printing Works — Not to be confused with China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation. The China Engraving and Printing Works is a subsidiary of the Central Bank of China in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is responsible for printing the paper bank notes of …   Wikipedia

• Gestión costera — Dique Oosterscheldekering, en Holanda. En algunos ámbitos los términos defensa del mar y protección costera son empleados para referirse, respectivamente, a la defensa contra las inundaciones y la erosión. El término defensa costera es más… …   Wikipedia Español