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 *Shepard, F. P., and H. R. Wanless. 1971. Our changinq coastlines. McGraw- 

 Hill, New York. 579 pp. 



This book provides a comprehensive and detailed perspective on the physi- 

 cal characteristics of the coastlines of the United States. Nine of its 

 16 chapters are relevant to the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. 



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 *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1973. The national shoreline study. U.S. 

 Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 5 vols. 



Pursuant to the River and Harbor Act of 1968 (PL90-483), Congress gave 

 the Chief of Engineers special responsibilities for appraising, investi- 

 gating, and studying the condition of the Nation's shorelines and for 

 developing suitable means for protecting, restoring, and managing them. 

 This is the major report, drawn from 11 preceding reports, which provides 

 guidelines and broad conceptual plans rather than project authorizations. 



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 *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1973. The national shoreline study. Vol. 1. 

 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 180 pp. 



Volume I of the National Shoreline Study consists of three parts: Report 

 of the Chief of Engineers, shore protection guidelines, and shore manage- 

 ment guidelines. The first, addressed to Congress, summarizes the findings 

 of the study, and recommends priorities among serious problem areas for 

 action to stop erosion. The second describes typical erosion control 

 measures, presents examples of shore protection facilities, and criteria 

 for planning shore protection programs. Shore management guidelines are 

 given in the third part to assist decision-makers in developing and imple- 

 menting shore management programs. 



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 *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1973. The national shoreline study. Vol. 2. 

 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 198 pp. 



Volume II of the National Shoreline Study consists of regional inventory 

 reports for the north Atlantic region (Marine-Virginia). It assesses the 

 nature and extent of erosion; develops conceptual plans for needed shore 

 protection; develops general order-of -magnitude estimates of cost for the 

 selected shore protection; and identifies shore owners. The volume con- 

 sists of two parts: discussion and photographic survey covering each of 

 the 10 states. 



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 *U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1973. The national shoreline study. Vol. 3. 

 U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 450 pp. 



Volume III of the National Shoreline Study consists of three parts: (1) 

 regional reports for the south Atlantic-Gulf region (North Carolina-Missis- 

 sippi plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands); (2) an inventory report 



