Coastal engineering challenges in a changing world

This paper presents a few observations about present-day coastal engineering, and it then discusses four challenges that will be faced by the coastal engineering profession in the near future: (1) responding to climate change; (2) maintaining the knowledge base; (3) advocating for coastal engineerin...

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Published in:Journal of applied water engineering and research 2014-07, Vol.2 (2), p.72-80
Main Author: Hughes, Steven A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
climate change
coastal engineering
engineering practice
future challenges
physical modeling
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Summary:This paper presents a few observations about present-day coastal engineering, and it then discusses four challenges that will be faced by the coastal engineering profession in the near future: (1) responding to climate change; (2) maintaining the knowledge base; (3) advocating for coastal engineering; and (4) learning from coastal engineering practitioners. How we, as a community, respond to these challenges will define coastal engineering well into the future.
ISSN:2324-9676
2324-9676
DOI:10.1080/23249676.2014.977360