Advanced Series on Ocean Engineering - Vol. 19
SAVING AMERICA'S BEACHES
The Causes of and Solutions to Beach Erosion
by Scott L Douglass (University of South Alabama, USA)
This book tells you where beach sand comes from, how waves are formed and how they break and move sand down the coast, how "works of man" have blocked this movement and caused beach erosion, and what can be done to save the beaches for future generations of Americans. A three-part prescription for healthy beaches is proposed: "backing off", "bypassing sand", and "beach nourishment". So if you love waves and beaches, and care about the future of your favorite beach spot, then read this book while you enjoy the beach.
Contents:
- Beaches — America's Longest Playgrounds
- Our Jeweled Necklace of
Sand — The Geology of Beaches
- Surf's Up! — Waves and Their Effect on Beaches
- "Sand Thieves" of the Beach — How We Are Destroying Our Beaches
- "Designer Beaches" — Beach Nourishment Engineering
- The Prescription for Saving America's Beaches
- To Learn More About Beaches
- The "Fine Print" — Acknowledgements, Photo Credits, References
Readership: Undergraduates in marine sciences, earth sciences and civil
engineering; coastal management professionals; and lay people.
"An interesting book that provides perspective to the beach erosion problem from a coastal engineering viewpoint. Definitely worth reading"
Professor Stephen P Leatherman
Florida International University |
"Great, easy to understand and perfect for summarizing to local governing bodies and advisory committees."
Ron Hovell, Coastal
Projects Manager, Collier County (Naples), Florida,USA |
"... found it to be incredibly good. I highly recommend the book to anyone who loves the beach and or will be making decisions on beach programs."
Tom Campbell
President of the American Coastal Coalition, USA |
"This book of 91 pages should be required reading for the general public who visit and are interested in beaches. It is a delightfully easy read, well illustrated with color photographs of a variety of beach scenes, many of them quite beautiful and there is not a single equation in the entire book which must have been difficult for Douglass, an engineer! … Good advice for preserving America's beaches from a knowledgeable coastal engineer who has done his homework and provided the documentation to support his prescription!"
Robert G Dean
Professor, University of Florida, USA |
"Saving American's Beaches is a publication that covers the what, how and why's of the coastal experience that can be understood and enjoyed from ages 8 to 80."
Gregory Woodell
President, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association |
"Saving American's Beaches fills the void for a layman's guide to processes that shape beaches, causes of beach erosion, and solutions to beach erosion problems. The book will find a ready audience among those who enjoy the most popular of American pastimes and among local, state, and federal government officials who must make decisions to protect what is a valuable esthetic, economic, and environmental resource."
| Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering |
| 104pp |
Pub. date: Aug 2002 |
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