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dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, A.
dc.date.accessioned2006-12-11T07:02:06Z
dc.date.available2006-12-11T07:02:06Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the International Conference on EcoBalance and Life Cycle Assessment in India, February 13-15, 2002, 27-31p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/531
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the state of sand dunes of a developed coast by taking the tourist beach of Miramar (Goa), India as an example. Human actions are responsible for the degradation and elimination of these geomorphic features. The associated impacts are observed in the form of wind-blown loss of beach sand. Fixing of 1 m high sand fences, made of wooden strips, that can provoke prevailing winds to deposit their sand content is recommended as a remedial measure to: (1) curtail loss of beach sand, and (2) create new sand dunes. Restoration degraded sand dunes should be an integral part of any beach management strategy.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIGIDR, Mumbai
dc.subjectsand dunes
dc.subjectbeach sand
dc.titleRestoration of sand dunes along human-altered coasts: a scheme for Miramar beach, Goa
dc.typeBook Chapter


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