Coastal Engineering—Soft Structures

Beach nourishment project at a Chrissy Field in Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California.

NPS photo.

Soft engineering uses soft methods including dredging, beach nourishment, and beach scraping to limit erosion and achieve shoreline stabilization. If necessary, these methods are less intrusive to natural coastal processes compared to hard structures.

Coastal Engineering—Soft Structures

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  Beach Nourishment
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  Dredging
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  Beach Scraping
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  Sand Fencing

Related Links

• Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California—[Geodiversity Atlas] [Park Home]

• Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook & Case Studies
• Inventory of Coastal Engineering Projects in Coastal National Parks

• NPS—Coastal Geology
• NPS—Beaches and Coastal Landforms
• NPS—Geology
• NPS—Oceans