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Langebaan Beach Restoration Project by Thandolwetu Sipuye is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Langebaan Beach Restoration Project about?
The document discusses the beach restoration project at Langebaan beach in South Africa. Severe erosion had resulted in the loss of over 100 meters of beach since the 1960s. To address this, two groynes were constructed out of sand-filled bags between 2003-2008. Approximately 170,000 cubic meters of sand was also pumped to reclaim part of the beach north of the first groyne. Monitoring has found the project to be a success so far in mitigating further erosion, though some repairs are needed to the second gr
- Author
- Thandolwetu Sipuye
- Language
- EN