Figure 1: Conventional coastal engineering compared with new ecosystem-based defence. Conventional coastal engineering, such as the building of sea walls, dykes and embankments, is widely perceived as ...

More than 70 years after the end of World War II, there are still thousands of tons of unexploded bombs across Europe. Some are underwater, like the one that detonated earlier this fall, in a channel ...

Because of increasing uncertainty in the face of multiple climate-induced stressors — including sea-level rise, storms and freshwater inputs — adaptation to one type of coastal stress/hazard/disaster ...

In a partnership with Greater New Orleans, Inc., the University of New Orleans has announced the creation of new graduate certificates in Coastal Engineering and Coastal Sciences. The Louisiana Board ...

SALISBURY, Md. - Classes are back in session at Salisbury University. At least a dozen students are taking part in a brand new major: Coastal Engineering. While coastal engineering courses have been ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Beach erosion is a chronic multi-million dollar problem along the North Carolina coast. Some coastal engineering students at the University of North Carolina Wilmington are ...

Working as an engineer in the upcoming decades, you will have the chance to play a critical role in making the world a better place. In fact, students at Michigan Tech are getting a head start—by ...

BMT JFA Consultants (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group, has been awarded a contract by the Western Australian Department of Transport (DoT) to provide services as Coastal Engineering Advisor for the ...

Tighe & Bond, a Westfield-based engineering, design and environmental consulting firm with offices in Worcester, is expanding its reach by acquiring Cape Cod-based Coastal Engineering. This ...