Abstract
Beach Nourishment is the primary method used by the Danish Coastal Authority for coastal protection and represents a management tool which serves a dual purpose.
Beach Nourishment is protecting coastal lands as well as backshore properties (infrastructures, buildings etc.) and preserving natural heritages. Nevertheless, more and more attention is being paid to the recreational values of the beaches, i.e. tourism so that an additional purpose of Beach Nourishment is to increase the recreational space along the shore.
Families using the beaches prefer small grain sizes and gentle slopes. Seen from a coastal protection point of view it is on the other hand wiser to use coarser materials, and place these materials as close to the dunes as possible. Such a procedure will ultimately lead to the generation of somewhat steep, unattractive and sometimes dangerous local sandy cliffs.
The aim of the present paper is to give an example of a holistic evaluation of a 721.000 m3 (155 m3 /m) Beach Nourishment done at the Danish West Coast in 2005.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Book of Abstracts of the International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication date | 2007 |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | The International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean - Hammamet, Tunisia Duration: 22 Mar 2007 → 26 Mar 2007 Conference number: 2 |
Conference
Conference | The International Conference on Coastal Conservation and Management in the Atlantic and Mediterranean |
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Number | 2 |
Country/Territory | Tunisia |
City | Hammamet |
Period | 22/03/2007 → 26/03/2007 |