| Title | Geologic hazards of development on sand dunes along the Oregon Coast |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 1998 |
| Authors | Reckendorf, Frank |
| Editor | Burns, Scott |
| Secondary Title | Environmental, Groundwater and Engineering Geology: Applications from Oregon |
| Tertiary Title | Special Publication / Association of Engineering Geologists |
| Volume | no.11 |
| Pagination | p.429-438 |
| City | Belmont, Cal. |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Valley TA705.3.O7 E58 1998 |
| Keywords | Alsea Spit, American dune grass = Leymus mollis, coastal hazards, Coquille River Spit, earthquakes, erosion, European beachgrass = Ammophila arenaria, flooding, Florence (Or.), Gearhart (Or.), Gold Beach (Or.), human impacts, Nedona Beach, Pacific City (Or.), sand dunes, Seaside (Or.), Siletz River Spit, South Beach (Or.), tsunamis, urban development, winds, Yaquina River |
| Notes | “There are many geologic hazards associated with development on sand dunes. These include wind erosion and deposition, water erosion and flooding from storm waves and rip currents, water erosion and flooding from tsunamis, and contamination of freshwater aquifers with associated pollution of beaches and rivers.” (p.436) Lists areas vulnerable to coastal hazards due to unwise development in dune areas. |
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