------------------------------------------------- Abstract Long Beach Island is a barrier island located approximately one mile off of the southern coast of New Jersey. The island in some areas is only a half-mile wide‚ with some areas‚ which are even narrower. Therefore‚ coastal erosion and flooding are both major concerns for the residents. Most of the island’s eighteen miles of beaches have experienced significant damage from erosion in recent decades. The damage is not only threatening the multimillion dollar homes in
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Coastal Management Byron Bay‚ Northern NSW Location * An oceanside town in the northern beaches region of New South Wales (28°38’35.04”S‚ 153°36’54.47”) Major Issues and Geographical Processes/Effects * Erosion and rising sea levels present themselves as the most major issues; * Particularly on the strip of coast known as Belongil Beach * Erosion along Belongil has created major obstacles for the construction of new buildings‚ and the preservation of pre-existing
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Vancouver‚ Canada. It is a stonewall that was constructed around the perimeter of Stanley Park to prevent the erosion of the park’s foreshore. It was built because the waves created by ships passing through the area were eroding the coast. In some coastal areas‚ people have built breakwaters off the coast but parallel to it in order to protect the coast from high-energy waves. A breakwater is usually made of granite. It creates a zone of sheltered water between itself and the coast‚ so that waves will
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Some coastal areas are affected more by socio-economic issues than environmental needs‚ or vice versa. However‚ opportunity costs need to be considered when managing coastal areas‚ where both socio-economic and environmental needs should be met. One place where the need to manage the environment is more necessary is in Dubai. However‚ socio-economic issues were highlighted as being more important in Pevensey Bay and the Isle of Wight. Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with
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Bibliography: Rahil A.M. Vohn. New Caribean Geography with map reading and CXC Questions‚1984.
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Botany Bay‚ an open oceanic embayment‚[2] is located in Sydney‚ New South Wales‚ Australia‚ 13 km (8 mi) south of the Sydney central business district. Botany Bay has its source in the confluence of the Georges River at Taren Point and the Cooks River at Kyeemagh and flows 10 km (6 mi) to the east before meeting its mouth‚ the Tasman Sea‚ midpoint between La Perouse and Kurnell. The total catchment area of the bay is approximately 55 km2 (21 sq mi) and the area surrounding the bay is generally
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The sea by James Reeves. 1) The two aspects being identified are the characteristics of the dog and the sea. James Reeves is personifying the sea as if it were a dog. 2) James Reeves is mentioning the vastness of the sea by calling it giant. By stating the sea as grey he means that it’s opaque and to give the image that the sea is strong and frightening. 3) Both the dog and the sea roll on the beach throughout the day. The dog runs and rolls along the sandy beach and the waves from the sea are
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Soft engineering works in harmony with the natural environment and is effective in protecting the coast. To what extent do you agree with this view? I agree with this view to a great extent. Soft engineering methods are natural ways of dealing with erosion‚ however‚ every method comes with disadvantages. One way in which soft engineering working well with the natural environment and is also effective‚ is beach nourishment. This is where materials such as sand and shingle are moved from the bed
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4.0 Decision Making 4.1 Moffat Beach 4.1.1 Surf Moffat beach has a rocky ‚point break waves‚ point break waves are ’formed when a swell moves around the land almost at a right angle to the beach and a break which begins near the point gradually progresses along the wave’ . These waves are best around April and May because this is the time that the tropical cyclone and the East Coast Lows (ECL). East Coast low are intense low-pressure systems this pressure system usual occur serval times a year
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. Coastal Shipping & Inland waterways Potential in India Website : www.consultavalon.com Follow us on 0 India’s Maritime Story India is blessed with a long coastline of 7‚517 km.‚ dotted with 13 major ports and 176 non-major ports and a vast hinterland. India’s geographical setting has played a vital role in the progress of maritime activity Water way trade can be divided into Inland Waterway (IWT) and Shipping (Coastal & Overseas). The focus of this paper is primarily on Coastal Shipping
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