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Saving America's Beaches: The Causes Of And Solutions To Beach Erosion (Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Book 19)

Scott L. Douglass
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Description: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.Contents: 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 The Prescription for Saving America's Beaches To Learn More About Beaches The “Fine Print” — Acknowledgements, Photo Credits, References Readership: Undergraduates in marine sciences, earth sciences and civil engineering; coastal management professionals; and lay people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saving America's Beaches: The Causes Of And Solutions To Beach Erosion (Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Book 19). To get started finding Saving America's Beaches: The Causes Of And Solutions To Beach Erosion (Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Book 19), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Scott L. Douglass
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Description: 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.Contents: 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 The Prescription for Saving America's Beaches To Learn More About Beaches The “Fine Print” — Acknowledgements, Photo Credits, References Readership: Undergraduates in marine sciences, earth sciences and civil engineering; coastal management professionals; and lay people.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Saving America's Beaches: The Causes Of And Solutions To Beach Erosion (Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Book 19). To get started finding Saving America's Beaches: The Causes Of And Solutions To Beach Erosion (Advanced Series On Ocean Engineering Book 19), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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