Dune Management Challenges on Developed Coasts

Abstract

Sand dunes are large coastal features typically formed when windblown sand is trapped and stabilized by vegetation. Located between the back beach and inland features, they are an essential component of the coastal sediment budget and a primary control on the backshore ecosystem. In this role, coastal dunes provide essential ecosystem services, including habitat for endangered species such as piping plovers,sites of high tourism value, groundwater recharge zones, and protection of coastal infrastructure and properties from wave erosion and storm surge flooding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1028246

Entities

People

  • Chris Houser
  • Hilary Stockdon
  • Ian Walker
  • Julie Dean Rosati
  • Karl Nordstrom
  • Katherine Brodie
  • Kim Mckenna
  • Laura Moore
  • Nicole Elko
  • Peter Ruggiero
  • Roberta Thuman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Barrier Islands
  • Birds
  • Case Studies
  • Climate Change
  • Coastal Engineering
  • Coastal Management
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Meteorology
  • Natural Resources
  • Sea Level
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Sedimentation
  • Shore Protection
  • Storm Surges
  • Topography

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.