Submersion (coastal management)
Submersion is the sustainable cyclic portion of
shore region, and later return to the original visible portion of the beach.[1] The recovery portion of the sustainable cycle of sediment behaviour is named accretion
.
Submersion vs erosion
The sediment that is submerged during rough weather forms landforms including storm
coastlines, anthropogenic interference in coastal processes has meant that erosion
is often more permanent than submersion.
Community perception
The term erosion often is associated with undesirable impacts on the environment, whereas submersion is a sustainable part of healthy foreshores. Communities making decisions about coastal management need to develop understanding of the components of beach recession and be able to separate the component that is temporary sustainable submersion from the more serious irreversible anthropogenic or climate change erosion portion.
References
- ISSN 0169-555X.
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