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With sea levels rising under global warming, dredge-and-fill programs are increasingly employed to protect coastal development from shoreline erosion. Such beach “nourishment” can bury shallow […]
Coastal flooding, from both extreme events and sea level rise, is one of the top management challenges facing U.S. coastal stakeholders today. The intensity of […]
Living shoreline projects have been built to preserve coastal ecosystems under future climate change and sea level rise. To quantify the wave power variation across […]
The purpose of the manual is to educate communities about dunes in the wake of natural disasters, sea level rise, and storm surge, by providing […]
This study uses the hedonic pricing technique to examine the contribution of beach quality, as measured by beach width, to property values in two South […]
Sandy beaches and coastal dunes throughout the world are threatened by human encroachment, and as they are lost, so are the ecosystem services provided by […]
We estimate the cost over the next 50 years of allowing Delaware’s ocean beaches to retreat inland. Since most of the costs are expected to […]
This study examines coastal beach visitors ‘ willingness to pay for a beach erosion control program. A Tobit model was developed utilizing survey data obtained […]
Coastal lands provide popular outdoor recreation opportunities including beach recreation, fishing, boating, and wildlife viewing. Published studies measuring the demand for access to coastal lands […]
The water, natural resources, and ecosystems in the Barnegat Bay watershed contribute an economic value of $2 to $4 billion annually to the New Jersey […]