Table 20.1
Summary of the restoration actions shown in this book. Order of authors follows chapter order
Chapter Authors
Country
Disturbance
Goals for restoration
Morphology
Restoration actions
Costs
Funding agency
2
Nordstrom and
Jackson
USA
Erosion by storm
surges, human
activities
Protection and
recreation, habitat,
refuge
Foredunes
This is a review of different
methods used for coastal
dune restoration
No data
Government
3
Psuty and
Silveira
USA
Human and natural
Restore, recover
sediment dynamics,
maintenance of the
processes
Foredunes
Passive restoration with no
human intervention;
allow dune inland
migration; some human
intervention with
bulldozer, beach scraping
and sand transportation
No data
Government;
public parks
4
Vestergaard
Denmark
Human activities
Protection and recreation Foredunes
Creating artificial dune;
planting native
vegetation
US$ 2,229/ha
Government;
public parks
5
Hesp and
Hilton
New
Zealand
Grazing, planting
exotics,
reshaping, land
use change,
urbanization
Restore morphoecological states in a
metropolitan
context; restore
natural dynamics of
transgressive dunes
stabilized with
marram grass
Foredunes and
transgressive
dunes
Foredunes re-shaped with
bulldozer; exotics
sprayed with herbicide;
native plants were
planted; destabilization
after eliminating
marram; natural
dynamics recovered
US$ 1,123/m
Government;
public parks
6
Feagin
USA
Hurricanes
Protection of human
infrastructure,
aesthetic value;
restoration after
hurricane Ike
Foredunes
Three restoration projects:
geotubes; reintroduction
of Uniola paniculata;
backhoes and tractors.
US$ 275/m
Stake-holders,
government
7
Arens et al.
Netherlands Stabilization leads to
loss of
biodiversity
Restoring dune mobility
and increasing
biodiversity
Foredunes;
dunefield;
parabolic dunes
Sod-cutting; restoration of
aeolian processes;
engineering;
archeological research
(to prevent damage to
archeological heritage)
US$ 9/m
3
Government
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Summary of the restoration actions shown in this book. Order of authors follows chapter order
Chapter Authors
Country
Disturbance
Goals for restoration
Morphology
Restoration actions
Costs
Funding agency
2
Nordstrom and
Jackson
USA
Erosion by storm
surges, human
activities
Protection and
recreation, habitat,
refuge
Foredunes
This is a review of different
methods used for coastal
dune restoration
No data
Government
3
Psuty and
Silveira
USA
Human and natural
Restore, recover
sediment dynamics,
maintenance of the
processes
Foredunes
Passive restoration with no
human intervention;
allow dune inland
migration; some human
intervention with
bulldozer, beach scraping
and sand transportation
No data
Government;
public parks
4
Vestergaard
Denmark
Human activities
Protection and recreation Foredunes
Creating artificial dune;
planting native
vegetation
US$ 2,229/ha
Government;
public parks
5
Hesp and
Hilton
New
Zealand
Grazing, planting
exotics,
reshaping, land
use change,
urbanization
Restore morphoecological states in a
metropolitan
context; restore
natural dynamics of
transgressive dunes
stabilized with
marram grass
Foredunes and
transgressive
dunes
Foredunes re-shaped with
bulldozer; exotics
sprayed with herbicide;
native plants were
planted; destabilization
after eliminating
marram; natural
dynamics recovered
US$ 1,123/m
Government;
public parks
6
Feagin
USA
Hurricanes
Protection of human
infrastructure,
aesthetic value;
restoration after
hurricane Ike
Foredunes
Three restoration projects:
geotubes; reintroduction
of Uniola paniculata;
backhoes and tractors.
US$ 275/m
Stake-holders,
government
7
Arens et al.
Netherlands Stabilization leads to
loss of
biodiversity
Restoring dune mobility
and increasing
biodiversity
Foredunes;
dunefield;
parabolic dunes
Sod-cutting; restoration of
aeolian processes;
engineering;
archeological research
(to prevent damage to
archeological heritage)
US$ 9/m
3
Government
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