Reducing Coastal Risks on the East and Gulf Coasts

Author
Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction, Water Science and Technology Board, Ocean Studies Board et al.
Year
2014
Published in
The National Academies Press
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Reducing Coastal Risks on the East and Gulf Coasts reviews the coastal risk-reduction strategies and levels of protection that have been used along the United States East and Gulf Coasts to reduce the impacts of coastal flooding associated with storm surges. This report evaluates their effectiveness in terms of economic return, protection of life safety, and minimization of environmental effects. 

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