Environmental Engineering for Coastal Shore Protection

by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

This manual summarizes research and field experience gained in the area of environmental engineering for coastal shore protection. It addresses both natural and human induced changes in the coastal zone; the structural and nonstructural measures that coastal engineers employ against these changes; and the desirable and adverse impacts of the measures. Selection of the best environmental and engineering solution to a specific coastal problem requires...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1410218511
• ISBN13: 9781410218513
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: University Press of the Pacific
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 11.0"