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4 Coastal Geomorphology by Stephen P. Leatherman, A. Todd Davison...
Pages 44-48

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... In many low-lying coastal areas, human impacts, such as the maintenance of tidal inlets and subsidence induced by groundwater and hydrocarbon withdrawals, have also made a substantial contribution to the erosion problem (National Research Council, 1990)
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... From a fundamental perspective, future shoreline evolution will always be stochastic, even with complete understanding of all the processes, because the underlying driving forces (e.g., waves, storms) are themselves stochastic (National Research Council, 1990~.
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... This raises important questions about the accreditation of beach nourishment projects, particularly when such projects are being used as a means to potentially lower 100-year flood levels and hence to reduce the cost of federal flood insurance. Also, many states now petition the Federal Emergency Management Agency for funds to restore their eroded beaches after Presidential disaster declarations.
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... Annual Meeting of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, October 18, 1990 (Atlantic City, New Jersey)
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... 1991. Keynote Address: America Shore and Beach Preservation Association Annual Meeting, October 17, 1990, Atlantic City, New Jersey Shore and Beach, 59~3~:3-6.


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