Coastal Engineering
"Costal defense" redirects here. For military defense of coasts, see Coastal defence and fortification.
In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and coastal protection are used to mean, respectively, defense against flooding and erosion. The term coastal defence is the more traditional term, but coastal management has become more popular as the field has expanded to include techniques that allow erosion to claim land.
Read more about Coastal Engineering: Historical Background, Current Challenges in Coastal Management, Planning Approaches, Construction Techniques, Monitoring Coastal Zones
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“Mining today is an affair of mathematics, of finance, of the latest in engineering skill. Cautious men behind polished desks in San Francisco figure out in advance the amount of metal to a cubic yard, the number of yards washed a day, the cost of each operation. They have no need of grubstakes.”
—Merle Colby, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)