BEACH EROSION ON NODE COAST IN NORTHERN KUJUKURI BEACH AND MEASURES AGAINST TSUNAMI

Economic Valuation of Beach Erosion Control Programs

In this study, we employ a choice-based conjoint survey design to elicit individual choices of beach erosion control programs that can potentially cause multiple effects on beach environment. Two empirical choice models which incorporate individual heterogeneity, are used to analyze and compare the elicited individual choices of erosion control programs. Our results show that to a typical indiv...

Trends of Beach Erosion and Shoreline Protection in Rural Fiji

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An holistic approach to beach erosion vulnerability assessment.

Erosion is a major threat for coasts worldwide, beaches in particular, which constitute one of the most valuable coastal landforms. Vulnerability assessments related to beach erosion may contribute to planning measures to counteract erosion by identifying, quantifying and ranking vulnerability. Herein, we present a new index, the Beach Vulnerability Index (BVI), which combines simplicity in cal...

First report on Fusarium virguliforme in Persian Gulf Beach soils

Fusarium species are cosmopolitan species that frequently isolated from soils and plantdebris and can seriously damaged plant, animal and human. Persian Gulf beaches in Iranare the ideal habitat for a variety of Fusarium species. Therefore, the study is conductedto gather some information on the population of Fusarium species which could be foundin Persian Gulf beaches in Iran. The study involv...

Macroinfauna of Wainui beach south of the Hamanatua stream: an assessment of changes associated with beach erosion