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soft shore protection

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-025952

1. A method of shore protection that prevents shore erosion through the use of materials similar to those already found in a given location, such as adding sand to an eroding beach or planting vegetation whose roots will retain soils along the shore.

2. Method of shore protection that prevents shore erosion through the use of materials similar to those already found in a given location, such as adding sand to an eroding beach or planting vegetation whose roots will retain soils along the shore.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-025952
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
ReferencesCoastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms; Coastal Sensitivity Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025952",
  "term": "soft shore protection",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A method of shore protection that prevents shore erosion through the use of materials similar to those already found in a given location, such as adding sand to an eroding beach or planting vegetation whose roots will retain soils along the shore.\n\n2. Method of shore protection that prevents shore erosion through the use of materials similar to those already found in a given location, such as adding sand to an eroding beach or planting vegetation whose roots will retain soils along the shore.",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise Glossary and Acronyms",
    "Coastal Sensitivity Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/soft-shore-protection/"
}

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