Review of Coastal Protection Services Provided by Artificial and Natural Reefs

Mirajul Hossain authored a 207.1 KB document reviewing coastal protection services. The document, last updated in May 2026, systematically reviews investigations on natural and artificial reefs, evaluating their functions and methodological approaches for wave energy attenuation. It aims to guide coastal managers, engineers, and policymakers toward sustainable, ecosystem-based coastal defense strategies.

Use Cases

• Compare engineering performance of different reef types based on the review of laboratory, modeling, and field studies
• Inform the design of hybrid coastal defense systems based on the synthesis of ecological and engineering findings
• Guide policy for living shoreline implementation based on the critical review of research advancements

Strengths

• Document is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse and adaptation.
• The review critically synthesizes research from multiple methodological approaches (laboratory, numerical modeling, field).

Limitations

• The dataset is a 207.1 KB DOCX file, indicating a limited scope likely focused on review text rather than primary data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; the document's internal data structure must be inspected after download.
• The description does not specify the geographic or temporal coverage of the reviewed studies.

Provenance

Source

Mirajul Hossain via figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review of existing investigations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 04:26:30