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  2. Managed retreat - Wikipedia

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    The type of managed retreat proposed depends on the location and type of natural hazard, [4] [5] [6] and on local policies and practices for managed retreat. In the United Kingdom, managed realignment through removal of flood defences is often a response to sea-level rise exacerbated by local subsidence. In the United States, managed retreat ...

  3. Coastal management - Wikipedia

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    Managed retreat is often a response to a change in sediment budget or to sea level rise. The technique is used when the land adjacent to the sea is low in value. A decision is made to allow the land to erode and flood, creating new shoreline habitats. This process may continue over many years. The earliest managed retreat in the UK was an area ...

  4. Beach nourishment - Wikipedia

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    A novel beach nourishment strategy was implemented in South Holland, where a new beach form was created using vast quantities of sand with the expectation that the sand would be distributed by natural processes to nourish the beach over many years (see Sand engine).

  5. Revetment - Wikipedia

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    World War I: British diagram for the construction of revetted trenches - the revetment here is the part forward of the standing soldier. According to the U.S. National Park Service, and referring mostly to their employment in the American Civil War, a revetment is defined as a "retaining wall constructed to support the interior slope of a parapet.

  6. Integrated coastal zone management - Wikipedia

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    Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), integrated coastal management (ICM), or integrated coastal planning is a coastal management process for the management of the coast using an integrated approach, regarding all aspects of the coastal zone, including geographical and political boundaries, in an attempt to achieve sustainability.

  7. Strategy map - Wikipedia

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    In management, a strategy map is a diagram that documents the strategic goals being pursued by an organization or management team.It is an element of the documentation associated with the Balanced Scorecard, and in particular is characteristic of the second generation of Balanced Scorecard designs that first appeared during the mid-1990s.

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  9. Living shoreline - Wikipedia

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    This type of artificial reef is made up of small, hallow concrete balls that facilitates the build-up of oyster shells as oyster spat take hold on the outside of the structure. An advantage of this implementation strategy is that it decreases poaching of oysters which can be a common obstacle in living shoreline construction that use oyster shells.