Barrier Islands: Process and Management

by Donald K. Stauble, U.S. Army Engr. Waterways Experiment Sta., Coastal Engrg. Res. Ctr., P.O. Box 631, Vicksburg, mS 39180-0631,


American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY
978-0-87262-708-6 (ISBN-13) | 0-87262-708-X (ISBN-10), 1989, Soft Cover, Pg. ix, 324
22 cm, Coastlines of the World series
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Conference information: This volume is part of a series of volumes on Coastlines of the World edited by Orville T. Magoon; these papers were presented at Coastal Zone '89 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | July 11-14, 1989

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Document Type: Book - Proceedings

Abstract:

These papers were presented at Coastal Zone '89 the Sixth Symposium on Coastal and Ocean Management held in Charleston, South Carolina, July 11-14, 1989. This volume is part of a series of volumes on Coastlines of the World. Some of the topics covered include beach water table management, patterns of erosion, erosion protection systems, ponds and lagoons, and heavy minerals in beaches. This volume provides the civil engineer with a broad understanding of the coastal and ocean management issues related to barrier islands.

Subject Headings: Coastal management | Coastal processes | Ocean engineering | Islands | Erosion | Beach protection and nourishment | Barrier islands

 

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