Dune erosion management: a cost benefit analysis

Rob Steijn; H.G. Wind

Dune erosion management: a cost benefit analysis

Rob Steijn, H.G. Wind

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Abstract

A method is presented and illustrated to establish economically justifiable coastal protection measures to reduce storm damage. This method can be used in the initial design stage of a project and gives the opportunity to handle uncertainty of the various types of information. The method is based on a probabilistic description of the rate of dune erosion. Economic loss caused by this erosion is therefore also a stochastic parameter. Costs to reduce these potential losses are then compared with the potential damage. The method is applied to an example case in which buildings are threatened by dune erosion while sand replenishment schemes are considered to reduce this threat.

Original language	Undefined
Title of host publication	Coastlines of the southern North Sea, Coastal Zone 93
Editors	R. Hillen, H.J. Verhagen
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers
Pages	1951-1965
Publication status	Published - 22 Jul 1993
Event	Coastal Zone '93, New Orleans, USA: Coastlines of the southern North Sea, Coastal Zone 93 - New York Duration: 22 Jul 1993 → 27 Jul 1993

Conference

Conference	Coastal Zone '93, New Orleans, USA
City	New York
Period	22/07/93 → 27/07/93

Keywords

METIS-125705

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