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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/44940| Title: | Engineering With Nature® principles in action : islands |
| Authors: | Whitfield, Paula E. Suedel, Burton C. Egan, Kelly A. Corbino, Jeffrey M. Davis, Jenny L. Carson, David C. Tritinger, Amanda S. Szimanski, Danielle M. Balthis, William L. Gailani, Joseph Z. King, Jeffrey K. |
| Keywords: | Environmental engineering Coastal engineering Artificial islands Islands--Restoration ecology Flood control Shore protection |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)) ; no. ERDC TR-22-9 |
| Abstract: | The Engineering With Nature® (EWN) Program supports nature-based solutions that reduce coastal-storm and flood risks while providing environmental and socioeconomic benefits. Combining the beneficial use of dredged sediments with the restoration or creation of islands increases habitat and recreation, keeps sediment in the system, and reduces coastal-storm and flood impacts. Given the potential advantages of islands, EWN seeks to support science-based investigations of island performance, impacts, and benefits through collaborative multidisciplinary efforts. Using a series of case studies led by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) districts and others, this technical report highlights the role of islands in providing coastal resilience benefits in terms of reducing waves and erosion as well as other environmental and socioeconomic benefits to the communities and the ecosystems they reside in. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC TR-22-9 |
| Rights: | Approved for Public Release; Distribution is Unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/44940 http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/44940 |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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| ERDC TR-22-9.pdf | 10.98 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |