Exploring the Usefulness of Beach Profile Datasets Conference Paper
- Author
- Gibberd, Bronwen; Smith, Keith; Benson, Andrew
- Year
- 2003
- Journal / Source
- Proceedings of the 16th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference
- Publisher / Organisation
- Environment Waikato, Auckland Regional Council
- Pages
- 1244-1251
- ISBN / ISSN
- 0473098326
- Keywords
- Coastal zone management, Environmental risk assessment, Beach erosion--Monitoring, Coast changes--Computer simulation, Beaches--Management
- Summary
- Many local authorities conduct beach profile monitoring programmes (generally periodic topographic beach surveys) to develop an understanding of the physical dynamics of the coastal environment that they manage. In this study, profile datasets from the Coromandel Peninsula were analysed as part of a co-operative Environment Waikato and Auckland Regional Council project. The results indicate that intensive monitoring at some beaches on the eastern Coromandel Coast will provide information and knowledge that can be applied broadly elsewhere on this coast, given the apparent similarity in beach behaviour throughout the study area. This is encouraging for resource managers in a situation of limited data availability.