Articles on Coastal Engineering, Including - Coastal Erosion, Beach Nourishment, Seawall, Breakwater (Structure), Revetment, Managed Retreat, Coastal Management, Dolos, Accropode, Hard Engineering, Soft Engineering, Tetrapod (Structure) (Paperback)

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