Shoreline response of eroding soft cliffs due to hard defences

Soft cliff retreat has often triggered a hard adaptation response by the building of seawalls and groynes. On adjacent undefended coasts erosion continues, resulting in set-backs. This paper examines the impact of coastal defences on the adjacent coast from historic records and present practices, an...

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Main Authors: Brown, S. (Author), Barton, M.E (Author), Nicholls, R.J (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014-03.
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