NON-STRUCTURAL
ALTERNATIVE*
PURPOSE
ENVIRONMENT
BENEFITS
IMPACTS
S
P
B
R
N
S
P
B
R
N
Nourishment
upland
stabilization
c
c
b(1),
b(2),
b(4)
b(1),
b(2),
b(3),
b(4),
b(6)
c
b(5)
b(5)
b(1),
b(5)
c
c
b(1),
b(2)
b(3),
b(4),
b(5)
NON-STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVE* | PURPOSE | ENVIRONMENT | BENEFITS | IMPACTS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S | P | B | R | N | S | P | B | R | N | ||||
| Beach Nourishment |
Placement | beach and upland stabilization |
high energy | a, b, c |
a, b | b (5) | a, b, c |
a, b(1), b(2), b(4) |
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| Source | d | a, b(1), b(2), b(3), b(4), b(6) |
|||||||||||
| Dune Nourishment with Vegetation/Fence | upland stabilization | high energy | a, b, c |
a, b | a, b(5) |
a, b(5) |
b | ||||||
| Coastal Bank Nourishment with Vegetation | upland stabilization | low and high energy | a, c | a, b | |||||||||
| Coastal Bank Vegetation | upland stabilization | low and high energy | c | b | |||||||||
| Salt Marsh Creation | upland stabilization | low energy | a, c | b | b(5) | a, d | a, b(1), b(5) |
a, b | |||||
| Fiber Rolls (Bank Stabilization) | upland stabilization | low energy | a, c | a | a | a, b | |||||||
| Relocate Buildings | protect buildings and beach system | low and high energy | a, b, c |
a | |||||||||
| Inlet Relocation | inlet stabilization | high energy | a, b, c |
a, b | a, b(1), b(2) |
a | d | a, b(3), b(4), b(5) |
a | ||||
* Strategy that does not change or confront the coastal hazard directly, but complements naturally occurring processes to minimize potential damage.