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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.

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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