Japan's beach erosion : reality and future measures / Takaaki Uda.

Beaches in Japan have been eroding since the 1970s as a result of the artificial land alterations. Approximately 3000 fishing ports and 1000 commercial ports have been built nationwide, as well as 2532 large dams being constructed in the upstream basins of large rivers. Due to the port and dam devel...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Uda, Takaaki, 1949-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English Japanese
Published:	Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ ; London : World Scientific, ©2010.
Series:	Advanced series on ocean engineering ; v. 31.
Subjects:	Beach erosion > Japan. Shore protection > Japan. Beach erosion. Shore protection. Japan.