Beach Nourishment (Soft Engineering)
Tuesday, 19 June 2012 | 07:58 | 0 comments
- The constant replenishment of large quantities of sand to the beach system.
- The beach is extended seawards, which leads to the improvement of beach quality and storm protection.
- affects marine ecosystem
LIMITATIONS:
- requires constant supply of new sand- this is a very expensive method as beach quality sand is super expensive
- regular maintenance is needed
- this method can only last for about 10 years