Pitfalls of Shoreline Stabilization
Cooper, J. Andrew G. / Pilkey, Orrin H.![Pitfalls of Shoreline Stabilization](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/166/16609105/CHSBZCOP0316609105.jpg)
At the coast all is not what it seems. Decades of beachfront development have seen a variety of efforts to stabilize the shoreline to protect ill-placed beachfront property, both from shoreline erosion and from storm damage. Both of these problems become increasingly critical in a time of rising sea level. Many natural beaches are backed by sea walls, while others have been transformed by whole series of groynes, offshore breakwaters and a p...