Sinking the Flagship
Historically, the flagship provided critical direction and leadership to a naval fleet. The consequences of losing a flagship are...
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Scratching a Niche in Coastal Engineering
Coastal engineering is a niche field, sometimes jokingly referred to as a dark art. It is complex. Oceanographic and geomorphic...
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Coastal Vulnerability Assessment in Western Australia (2017)
It is now 25 years since the IPCC Common Methodology was first applied to the Western Australian coast (Kay et al. 1992) to look at the...
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Application of Geomorphic Frameworks to Western Australia
Application of geomorphic frameworks to Western Australian (WA) government coastal management has been more of an ‘objective’ than a...
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Some Misunderstandings relevant to Geomorphic Frameworks (for discussion)
A regular failing of coastal practitioners is reliance on the notional concept of littoral transport, supplemented by assumption of...
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Statement on Coastal Pressures for Western Australia (2018)
Overall, we are in a fortunate position in WA, with relatively low levels of coastal development, a history of well-established coastal...
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Setting the Standard or Designing for Mediocrity?
I had the great fortune to be trained as a civil engineer around 1990. Professionally, this was an era of transition, with substantial...
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Tips and Traps for Coastal Management
This summary of key coastal management messages was developed as part of our contribution to Coast Adapt https://coastadapt.com.au/ This...
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