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Beach Nourishment

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Encyclopedia of Coastal Science

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Introduction

Beaches occur where there is sufficient sediment for wave deposition above water level along lakes, open ocean coasts, embayments, and estuaries. Beach nourishment most commonly takes place along marine beaches, which are among the most dynamic environments on earth. On a global scale, estimates of marine sandy beaches (see entry on Sandy Coasts) range from about 34% (170,000 km) (Hardisty, 1990) to 40% of the world’s coastline (Bird, 1996). Beaches form essentially 100% of the coast of The Netherlands, 60% in Australia, and 33% in the United States (Short, 1999). Comprising a significant proportion of the world’s coastline, beaches are important considerations for coastal recreation and storm protection, while others are used for residential, commercial, and industrial purposes. Although they serve as natural barriers to storm surge (q.v.) and waves (q.v.), today about 75% of the world’s beaches are subject to erosion (Bird, 1985). In the United States, the percentage of...

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Finkl, C.W., Walker, H.J. (2005). Beach Nourishment. In: Schwartz, M.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Coastal Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Science Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3880-1_35

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