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Description: "Managed or planned retreat allows the shoreline to advance inward unimpeded. As the shore erodes, buildings and other infrastructure are either demolished or relocated inland. Coastal managers realize that in many situations attempting to stop erosion through structural or non-structural solutions is a losing battle. Shoreline protection efforts and/or their repeated maintenance would be too costly and ultimately ineffective at preventing further erosion. A managed retreat approach typically involves establishing thresholds to trigger demolition or relocation of structures threatened by erosion. Therefore, this approach is frequently coupled with several other planning and regulatory techniques..." -- from the website, 8/5/2015
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Subject: Land use, Coastal zone management, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Beach erosion, Relocation , Zoning -- Environmental aspects, Shorelines — Monitoring
Creator: United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Language: English
Identifier: https://hdl.handle.net/1813.001/wa05292
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