A guide to managing coastal erosion in beach/dune systems

• Index
• Tables
• Figures
• Appendices

Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Dunes, beaches and the sea
• Long-term evolution of dunes
  • Sources of sand for dunes
  • Losses of sand from dunes
  • Consequences for dune evolution
• Short-term dune evolution processes
  • Accretion of dunes
  • Dune erosion
• Attributes of coastal dunes
• Classification of Scottish dunes
• The legal framework
• Coast Protection Legislation in Scotland
  • Introduction
  • Summary of Legislation
• Nature Conservation Issues and Legislation
• Strategic approach to dune management
• Processes
• Risks
• Funding
• Consultation
• Coastal Cells and Shoreline Management Plans
• Management options
• Possible approaches
• Engineering considerations
  • Materials
  • Transport and placement
  • Costs
  • Environmental impacts
  • Work windows
  • Maintenance
• Recommended approaches
• References and Bibliography
• Scottish regional information
• Further guidance for dune management
• Coastal processes and shoreline management
• Glossary
• Abbreviations
• Appendix 1 Erosion management options
• Adaptive management
• Dune grass planting
• Dune thatching
• Dune fencing
• Beach recycling and reprofiling
• Sandbag structures
• Beach nourishment
• Gabion revetments
• Artificial headlands
• Artificial reefs
• Nearshore breakwater
• Groynes
• Beach drainage
• Rock revetments
• Timber revetments
• Impermeable revetments and seawalls
• Novel coast protection methods
• Appendix 2 Monitoring erosion and change in dune systems by simple and specialist techniques
  • Introduction
  • Aims and objectives for monitoring
  • Priorities for measurement
  • Frequency, timing and location of measurements
  • Monitoring techniques – low cost approaches
  • Monitoring techniques – aerial photography
  • Measurements of the physical environment
  • Data Storage and Analysis
  • Data Sheets for Download
• Credits

Contents

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Dunes, beaches and the sea
• 2.1 Long-term evolution of dunes
  • 2.1.1 Sources of sand for dunes
  • 2.1.2 Losses of sand from dunes
  • 2.1.3 Consequences for dune evolution
• 2.2 Short-term dune evolution processes
  • 2.2.1 Accretion of dunes
  • 2.2.2 Dune erosion
• 2.3 Attributes of coastal dunes
• 2.4 Classification of Scottish dunes
• 3 The legal framework
• 3.1 Coast Protection Legislation in Scotland
  • 3.1.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.2 Summary of Legislation
• 3.2 Nature Conservation Issues and Legislation
• 4 Strategic approach to dune management
• 4.1 Processes
• 4.2 Risks
• 4.3 Funding
• 4.4 Consultation
• 4.5 Coastal Cells and Shoreline Management Plans
• 5 Management options
• 5.1 Possible approaches
• 5.2 Engineering considerations
  • 5.2.1 Materials
  • 5.2.2 Transport and placement
  • 5.2.3 Costs
  • 5.2.4 Environmental impacts
  • 5.2.5 Work windows
  • 5.2.6 Maintenance
• 5.3 Recommended approaches
• 6 References and Bibliography
• 6.1 Scottish regional information
• 6.2 Further guidance for dune management
• 6.3 Coastal processes and shoreline management
• 7 Glossary of terms and abbreviations
• 7.1 Glossary
• 7.2 Abbreviations
• Credits

Appendices

• Appendix 1 Erosion management options
  1. Adaptive management
  2. Dune grass planting
  3. Dune thatching
  4. Dune fencing
  5. Beach recycling and reprofiling
  6. Sandbag structures
  7. Beach nourishment
  8. Gabion revetments
  9. Artificial headlands
  10. Artificial reefs
  11. Nearshore breakwater
  12. Groynes
  13. Beach drainage
  14. Rock revetments
  15. Timber revetments
  16. Impermeable revetments and seawalls
  17. Novel coast protection methods
• Appendix 2 Monitoring erosion and change in dune systems by simple and specialist techniques
  1. Introduction
  2. Aims and objectives for monitoring
  3. Priorities for measurement
  4. Frequency, timing and location of measurements
  5. Monitoring techniques – low cost approaches
  6. Monitoring techniques – aerial photography
  7. Measurements of the physical environment
  8. Data Storage and Analysis
  9. Data Sheets for Download

Tables

• Table 3.1 Coast Protection Works - Requirements For Consents And Consultations
• Table 5.1 Selection of shoreline management options for beach/dune systems
• Table 5.2 Relative costs, life expectancy and potential environmental impacts associated with shoreline management options (* = low, ***** = high)

Figures

• Figure 1 Location of major Scottish dune systems
• Figure 2a Cross-section of an accreting dune system
• Figure 2b Cross-section of an eroding dune system
• Figure 5.1 Dune management planning and implementation flow diagram
• Figure 6.1 Location of regions covered by “The Beaches of Scotland” Series (1969-1981)
• Figure 6.2 Location of regions and areas covered by “Coastal Cells of Scotland” series, Shoreline Management Plans and analogous studies

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