Environmental change and management
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Beach erosion threatens human activities. This program looks at many aspects of beaches, from the life in the littoral zone to the basic geology of beaches.
Case studies
Search terms eg. Waikiki coastal management OR Nice Beach problems
- California – Huntington Beach
Search ‘Closing surf city’ in EBSCO
Hawaii – Waikiki Beach
Waikiki Beach is Totally Man-Made (And Disappearing) 2017https://www.huffpost.com/entry/saving-waikiki-beach-erosion_n_6835424
- Hopton, Norfolk, England
Coastal Erosion and the Law of Nuisance: Alter Tidal Flow at Your Peril – Environment Journal 2016, https://environmentjournal.online/articles/coastal-erosion-law-nuisance-alter-tidal-flow-peril
- Nice, France
Vidal, J 2014, World’s Beaches Being Washed Away Due to Coastal Development, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/15/worlds-beaches-being-washed-away-coastal-development
Management strategies
Waikiki Beach maintenance, viewed 20 August 2019, < https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/files/2013/08/2012-Waikiki-Beach-Maintenance-Final-Report.pdf
Huntington Beach Water quality management plan https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/government/departments/public_works/development_Services/water_quality_management_plans.cfm
Photos – Search for eg. Huntington Beach pollution or Huntington Beach problems