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Concept

beach nourishment

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Beach nourishment is a coastal management strategy and applied research area focused on the artificial placement of sediment onto a beach or nearshore area to counteract erosion, widen the beach, or build dunes. This concept investigates sediment dynamics, optimal material characteristics, placement methodologies, environmental effects, and the long-term geomorphic evolution and efficacy of such interventions for coastal protection and habitat preservation.

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KF

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

NL

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

EJ

Centre de Recherche et d’Enseignement de Géosciences de l’Environnement

CW

Florida Atlantic University

EP

University of Florence

Top Institutions

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Delft University of Technology

Delft, The Netherlands

Utrecht University

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Delft, The Netherlands