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Beach Renourishment

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Beach renourishment methods, magnitudes, design and evaluation procedures differ greatly from one country to the next, and there are variations in the level of research and available documentation. This Chapter provides a brief review of international practices and summarises trends in various countries.

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    Eric Bird

  2. Royal HaskoningDHV, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Bird, E., Lewis, N. (2015). Review of International Practices. In: Beach Renourishment. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09728-2_7

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