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Engineered Coasts

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  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Jiyu Chen

    1. State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China

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  2. Doeke Eisma

    1. Utrecht University, Texel, The Netherlands
      Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands

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  3. Kenji Hotta

    1. College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan

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  4. H. Jesse Walker

    1. Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

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Part of the book series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins (CSCM, volume 6)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Beach Nourishment

    • C. W. Finkl, H. J. Walker
    Pages 1-22

  3. Beach Nourishment: Case Studies

    • H. J. Walker, C. W. Finkl
    Pages 23-59

  4. The Mississippi River: Engineered Routes to the Sea

    • H. Jesse Walker, Donald W. Davis
    Pages 61-83

  5. Tokyo Bay Reformation

    • Kenji Hotta
    Pages 85-102

  6. Offshore Construction and Ocean Space Utilization in Japan

    • Kenji Hotta
    Pages 103-119

  7. Reclamation and River Training in the Qiantang Estuary

    • Han Zengcui, Dai Zeheng
    Pages 121-138

  8. The Seawall in Qiantang Estuary

    • Jiang Wei, Tao Cunhuan
    Pages 139-150

  9. Marinas, Sea-Level Reservoirs, Solar Salt Pans and Other Artificial Shorelines

    • H. Jesse Walker
    Pages 151-183

  10. Regulation of the Changjiang Estuary: Past, Present and Future

    • Chen Jiyu, Li Daoji
    Pages 185-197

  11. Reclamation and Regulation in the Pearl River Delta, China

    • Lei Yaping, Wu Chao-Yu, Chen Jiyu
    Pages 199-228

  12. Coastal Protection, Structures and (Sea)Dikes

    • Jan van de Graaff
    Pages 229-247

  13. The Delta Project

    • G. J. Schiereck
    Pages 249-268

  14. The Rotterdam Harbour: The Connection with the North Sea and Europoort

    • G. J. Schiereck, D. Eisma
    Pages 269-278

  15. The Netherlands: The Zuyder Zee Project

    • Marcel J. F. Stive, Ronald E. Waterman
    Pages 279-290

  16. The Thames Barrier

    • Charles J. Vos
    Pages 291-308

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 309-312
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About this book

Increasing population, expanding industry and commerce, and tourism are placing added pressures on an already highly-utilized coastal zone. This book, through a series of case studies, illustrates the variety of changes already made along the coastlines of the world. The examples used are mainly from China, Japan, The Netherlands, and the United States, all countries with extensively engineered shorelines. Modifications emphasized include those associated with protection against coastal erosion, building of artificial beaches and islands, reclamation for aquaculture and agriculture, and the construction of harbors. The information in this book should be useful for all planners and engineers involved in the construction of coastal engineering works and for students interested in coastal modification.

Editors and Affiliations

  • State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P.R. China

    Jiyu Chen

  • Utrecht University, Texel, The Netherlands

    Doeke Eisma

  • Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, Texel, The Netherlands

    Doeke Eisma

  • College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiba, Japan

    Kenji Hotta

  • Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA

    H. Jesse Walker

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