Engineered coasts
Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on an already highly-utilized coastal zone. The information in this book should be useful for all planners and engineers involved in the construction of coastal engineering works and for students interested in coastal modification.
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9781402005213, 1402005210
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1. Beach Nourishment.- 2. Beach Nourishment: Case Studies.- 3. The Mississippi River: Engineered Routes to the Sea.- 4. Tokyo Bay Reformation.- 5. Offshore Construction and Ocean Space Utilization in Japan.- 6. Reclamation and River Training in the Qiantang Estuary.- 7. The Seawall in Qiantang Estuary.- 8. Marinas, Sea-Level Reservoirs, Solar Salt Pans and Other Artificial Shorelines.- 9. Regulation of the Changjiang Estuary: Past, Present and Future.- 10. Reclamation and Regulation in the Pearl River Delta.- 11. Coastal Protection, Structures and (Sea)Dikes.- 12. The Delta Project.- 13. The Rotterdam Harbour: The Connection with the North Sea and Europoort.- 14. The Netherlands: The Zuyder Zee Project.- 15. The Thames Barrier.- Author Index.