Design of coastal hazard mitigation alternatives for rising seas / David Basco, Old Dominion University, USA.

Author/creator Basco, David R. author.
Format Electronic
PublicationSingapore : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020]
Description1 online resource (xx, 1,010 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Supplemental ContentEBSCOhost
Subjects
Shore protection.

SeriesAdvanced series on ocean engineering, 1793-074X ; vol 49
Advanced series on ocean engineering ; v. 49. ^A422610
Contents Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Author -- Supplementary Materials -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 History and Heritage -- 1.2 The Feasibility Study -- 1.3 Design of Coastal Hazard Mitigation Alternatives -- 1.4 Summary of Project Design -- References -- Chapter 2. Design Criteria -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Water Levels -- 2.3 Water Waves -- 2.4 Geotechnical (Soil) Conditions -- 2.5 Coastal Geomorphology -- 2.6 Other Design Factors/Considerations -- 2.7 Summary -- References -- Chapter 3. Alternatives for Hazard Mitigation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Structural Alternative - Armoring -- 3.3 Structural Alternative - Beach Stabilization -- 3.4 Structural Alternative - Beach Nourishment -- 3.5 Non-Structural Alternatives -- 3.6 Combinations and New Technologies -- 3.7 Do-Nothing -- 3.8 Summary - Alternatives for Coastal Hazard Mitigation -- References
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index
Source of descriptionPrint version record
Issued in other formPrint version: Basco, David R. Design of coastal hazard mitigation alternatives for rising seas. Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., [2020] 9789811206931
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN(hardcover)
ISBN(hardcover)
ISBN9811206945 (electronic bk.)
ISBN9789811206948 (electronic bk.)

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