Emergent behavior in a coupled economic and coastline model for beach nourishment

Developed coastal areas often exhibit a strong systemic coupling between shoreline dynamics and economic dynamics. "Beach nourishment", a common erosion-control practice, involves mechanically depositing sediment from outside the local littoral system onto an actively eroding shoreline to...

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Main Authors: E. D. Lazarus, D. E. McNamara, M. D. Smith, S. Gopalakrishnan, A. B. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-12-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/18/989/2011/npg-18-989-2011.pdf