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Coastal erosion and mitigation methods – Global state of art

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Title Coastal erosion and mitigation methods – Global state of art
 
Creator Hegde, Arkal Vittal
 
Subject Coastal erosion
Beach erosion
Geotextiles
Green belt
Artificial reef
Sand fencing
Soft and hard options
 
Description 521-530
Coastal erosion is assuming large proportions these days. Global climate
change coupled with local attributes is eroding the coasts of the world in
alarming proportions. Most of the conventional protection methods are hard,
short lived, expensive and not eco-friendly. Trend in coastal erosion
mitigation and protection has been shifting these days towards soft but novel,
eco-friendly methods. Pro-active methods are being developed and used which are
eco-friendly, construction-friendly, cheaper and which also reasonably address
the root cause of the problem without much ‘side effects’. Many non-traditional
ways to armor, stabilize or restore beaches, including the use of patented precast
concrete units, geotextile sand-filled bags, green belts, bio-engineering, sand
fencing, beach-face dewatering systems, integrated costal protection methods
are being used. Retreat from the coast is also thought about, in many circles.
Present study consists the global coastal erosion scenario and also some of the
state of the art soft and pro-active erosion mitigation methods.
 
Date 2011-01-04T08:54:45Z
2011-01-04T08:54:45Z
2010-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/10799
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.39(4) [December 2010]