Rapid shoreline progradation followed by vertical foredune building at Pedro Beach, southeastern Australia

Environmental Impact of Beach Nourishment: A Case Study of the Rio San Pedro Beach (SW Spain)

The beaches on the left bank of Rio San Pedro (SW Spain) are in a regressive state because of the human activities of recent decades. With the objective of minimizing the effects of the erosion, the Spanish Coastal Department (Ministry of the Environment) decided that the most suitable solution was to provide sand nourishment. Previously, an environmental impact study (EIS) was carried out on t...

Model Scenerios of Shoreline Change at Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii: Seasonal and Extreme Events

Kaanapali beach is a well-defined littoral cell of carbonate sand extending 2 km south from Black Rock (a basalt headland) to Hanakao’o Point. The beach experiences dynamic seasonal shoreline change forced by longshore transport from two dominant swell regimes. In summer, south swells (Hs = 1-2 m Tp = 14-25 s) drive sand to the north, while in winter, north swells (Hs = 5-8 m Tp = 14-20 s) driv...

Trends of Beach Erosion and Shoreline Protection in Rural Fiji

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Sun protection by families at the beach.

BACKGROUND During the last decade, results of surveys of adults showed an increase in sun protection knowledge, a slight decline in the attitude that having a tan was healthy, widespread sunscreen use as the principal method of solar protection, and an increase in sunburning. METHODS During the summer of 1996, observers recorded the sun protection activities of 352 family groups as they arriv...

Recent ShoReline eRoSion and VeRtical accRetion PatteRnS, St. catheRineS iSland