Municipalities in many coastal areas have embraced beach "nourishment" programs to fight the erosion of their coastlines. A panel talks about beach erosion: what causes it, how and why communities try to prevent it, and who pays for recovery measures.

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  • Prof. Orrin Polkey Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines at Duke University
  • Howard Marlowe Of the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

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