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Creating Safety, Courting Disaster on the Lower Shinano River, Japan
Engineering the Lower Shinano River in northeastern Japan expanded the risk of other flood and tsunami damage.
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Dike 14, Cleveland, Ohio: Containing Pollution in the Age of Ecology
Environmental activism in the 1960s forced the Army Corps of Engineers to limit the open-water dumping of dredge spoils in the Great Lakes and create new “natural” areas along the shore.
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How a Catastrophic Flood of the Gürbe River Triggered the Rethinking of Local Flood Protection
From channelizations to renaturations—the catastrophic flood of the Gürbe River in July 1990 prompted profound changes in approaches to flood protection.
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Defending the Shoreline: From Cannon to Beach Nourishment in Gulf Islands National Seashore
Previously military fortifications, the barrier islands along the northern Gulf Coast of the United States today protect against climate change.
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The Hub’s Archipelago: The Connected Histories of Boston and Its Harbor Islands
The natural-looking Boston Harbor Islands have been shaped by the city of Boston for centuries, making them into urban islands.
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The 1096 Eichō Earthquake and Tsunami
The 1096 Earthquake and Tsunami extensively damaged coastal communities, but it was the shock to the capital that mattered more.
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From Nature to Infrastructure: Vallisaari Island in the Helsinki Archipelago
A centuries-old military island in the Helsinki archipelago is shaped by competing forces of abandonment and infrastructural development.
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The Consequences of “Flying Sands” in the Cávado River Mouth (1700–1750)
In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Portuguese Atlantic coast was affected by windblown sands moving from the ocean to inland areas.
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Sea Where there Once was Land: Redcar, England
The sea gives and the sea takes away. The story of the submerged forest at Redcar, England.
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Development or Dunes? The Long Struggle to Protect Perth’s Scarborough Beach Coastal Reserve
The long battle to protect Scarborough Beach’s coastal dunes demonstrates both the power and limitations of local grassroots advocacy groups.