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BEACH EROSION

 

DEFINITION: “Carrying away of beach materials by wave action, tidal currents, littoral currents or wind.” (Ocean and Marine Dictionary)

 

NARROW THE TOPIC:

·         Should tax dollars be used to replenish beaches after hurricanes or severe storms?

·         Should tax dollars be used to replenish beaches for tourism?

·         What effect do hurricanes have on beaches?

·         Are jetties, bulkheads and seawalls a valid protection against erosion?

·         Does the greenhouse effect have any effect on beaches?

·         Is beach renourishment harmful to the ecology of the ocean floor and offshore coral reefs?

·         Should people be allowed to rebuild damaged oceanfront buildings after storms?

·         What is coastal zone management?

·         What can be done to promote responsible coastal building?

·         How successful are setback laws?

 

LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Beach Erosion; Beaches; Coast Changes; Shore Protection; Coastal Engineering; Reclamation of Land

 

SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:

Encyclopedia of Global Change	REF GE 149 .E47 2002  "Coastal Protection and Management"
Encyclopedia of Environment and Society	REF HM 856 .E53 2007
McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences	REF GC 9 .M32 "Nearshore Processes"
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science	REF TC 203.7 .E53 2005
U.S. Laws, Acts, and Treaties	REF KF 385 .A4 U152 2003 "Coastal Zone Management Act (1972)"

 

AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:

Opposing Viewpoints: Environmental Crisis; Water  (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

Florida Statutes: Chapter 161: "Beach and Shore Preservation"

Information Plus "Coastal Development and Recreation" .(also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

STATISTICS: Information Plus: Environment; Water (Ref Desk) "Coastal Erosion"(also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)

 

ELECTRONIC INDEXES:

Academic Search Complete

Expanded Academic ASAP

OmniFile Full Text Mega

Wilson Science Complete

Issues & Controversies

FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS:  America's Newspapers

 

SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:

Florida Department of Environmental Protection	http://www.dep.state.fl.us/beaches/
U.S.G.S West Central Florida Coastal Studies Project	http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/wfla/index.html
U.S.G.S.Coastal and Marine Geological Program	http://marine.usgs.gov/
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/
U.S.NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management	http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
University of South Florida Coastal Research Laboratory Links	http://www.cas.usf.edu/geology/NewCRLwebsite/

 

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