Engineering on Coral Reefs with Emphasis on Pacific Reefs, Figure 8
Adverse consequences of poor planning and design of airfield construction on reefs: (a) Pala
Lagoon in American Samoa before airfield construction was home to lagoon reefs, rare mangroves, and shellfish beds of importance to adjacent Nu‘u
¯ uli villagers. (b) Fill for
airfield construction was placed too close to the entrance of the lagoon, reducing circulation, creating lethal water temperatures, killing reef life, eroding nearby
beaches, contaminating shellfish, and polluting waters hear the village. (c) Had EIA procedures been required a decade earlier, an alternative of placing the airfield on
land would have avoided all these impacts and reduced construction and maintenance cost.
ENGINEERING ON CORAL REEFS WITH EMPHASIS ON PACIFIC REEFS
401
Adverse consequences of poor planning and design of airfield construction on reefs: (a) Pala
Lagoon in American Samoa before airfield construction was home to lagoon reefs, rare mangroves, and shellfish beds of importance to adjacent Nu‘u
¯ uli villagers. (b) Fill for
airfield construction was placed too close to the entrance of the lagoon, reducing circulation, creating lethal water temperatures, killing reef life, eroding nearby
beaches, contaminating shellfish, and polluting waters hear the village. (c) Had EIA procedures been required a decade earlier, an alternative of placing the airfield on
land would have avoided all these impacts and reduced construction and maintenance cost.
ENGINEERING ON CORAL REEFS WITH EMPHASIS ON PACIFIC REEFS
401