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Wave Barriers

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Sea defences are beyond the scope of this Handbook, but it is appropriate to mention a few types of wave barriers which may be useful in large-scale dune protection programmes and which are suitable for construction by groups of volunteers. General points Uses The main uses of coastal wave barriers of the sort described below include:...

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