Continuous Learning What are the potential long-term social and cultural impacts of groyne construction on coastal communities and their way of life?

Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), mapping hydrological features, rainfall intensity, and flood risk areas guide where to put the proposed drainage ... map information. Fortunately, the advantage of being relatively objective makes this method potentially more useful for geological context and lateral ... groynes, beach nourishment, sea walls and revetments, managed retreat ... information systems, geographic systems, and land information systems. It ... Figure 14.7. The different locations of mining and quarrying in the South Indian coastal stretch. Courtesy: Google Earth. Based on papers presented in 1983 at a conference on sea level rise; includes information about climate change, greenhouse gasses, methods for controlling ... As a coastal city, City of Miami is susceptible to sea level rise, flooding, and storm surge. Hardening the city's coastline with natural and built (green ... Feb 1, 2020 ... Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – A computer software application that relates data regarding physical and other features on the earth ... informational framework necessary to deal with integrating adaptation ... potential, richly varied geography, and tremendous human capability. It has ... impermeable breakwaters, jetties, groynes and seawalls located on the beach or in the nearshore zone ... shore geography, such as the presence of an up-current ... Erosion control Measure: Methods to control coastal erosion such as the use of seawalls, groynes ... These can be analyzed in a geographic information system (GIS) ...