Coastal Engineering

By the end of this module, students should be able to:

• 1. Examine the mechanics of the erosion process through the concept of a sediment budget in a coastal cell;
• 2. Observe erosion along a coastline from sequential Google Earth images;
• 3 .Describe and critique a variety of methods used to mitigate coastal erosion;
• 4. Explain and contrast innovative approaches to coastal hazard mitigation and describe some alternatives and where they are used presently;
• 5. Differentiate between soft versus hard mitigation strategies and state advantages and disadvantages associated with each.