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This chapter provides an introduction to concepts and sets the context for the topic of beach renourishment. Issues with definitions and terminology are discussed and a number of technical manuals and guides introduced.
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Bird, E., Lewis, N. (2015). Introduction. In: Beach Renourishment. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09728-2_1
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