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Dune profiling and stabilisation

Dune profiling and stabilisationtcv-admin2024-06-08T13:03:32+00:00

This chapter covers techniques of re-contouring dunes using machines, the construction of wave barriers and sand-trap fencing, and the use of thatching, mulching and binding to stabilise unvegetated surfaces. For the principles of dune stabilisation see Chapter 2 – Management Planning.

Chapters

  • Sand dunes introduction
  • A look at sand dunes
    • Formation and Distribution of Dune Systems
    • Accretion and Erosion
    • Ecology
  • Management planning
    • Threats and Opportunities
    • Management Problems and Principles
    • Principles of Dune Stabilisation
  • Coastlands and the law
    • Ownership
    • Rights of usage
    • Protected species
    • Wreck
  • Safety, equipment and organisation
    • Safety precautions
    • Clothing for sand dune work
    • Tools and equipment
    • Tool and Equipment Maintenance
    • Organising group work
  • Dune profiling and stabilisation
    • Wave Barriers
    • Contouring
    • Fencing
    • Fencing Materials and Techniques
  • Access management
    • Factors to consider
    • Car parks
    • Typical access problems
    • Paths
    • Boardwalks
    • Fences and other barriers
    • Signposting
  • Vegetation establishment
    • Transplanting Grasses
    • Turfing Eroded Machairs
    • Planting Shrubs
    • Sowing
    • Fertilising
    • Thatching, Mulching and Binding
  • Vegetation management
    • Factors to consider
    • Woodland management
    • Scrub control
    • Dune Grasslands
    • Sea Buckthorn Control
  • Dune wildlife
    • Amphibians and Reptiles
    • Invertebrates
    • Birds
  • Site studies and surveys
  • The coastal code
  • Sand dunes bibliography
  • Sand dunes glossary
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