ASBPA is committed to providing science-based guidance and information on a wide-range of coastal issues and topics. Educational resources available through ASBPA include White Papers (e.g., Reducing Coastal Risk) and Fact Sheets and Position Papers, which provide basic information on coastal science and engineering (e.g., How Beach Nourishment Projects Work) and fundamentals of policy and public concerns (e.g., Guidance on Incorporating Surfing Concerns into Planning and Design of Federal Shore Protection and Navigation Projects). Links to informational resources published by Federal Agencies are also provided.
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WHITE PAPERS
FACT SHEETS & POSITION PAPERS
FEDERAL AGENCY PROVIDED INFORMATION
WHITE PAPERS
- Human and ecosystem health in coastal systems, Nicole Elko, Diane Foster, Gregory Kleinheinz, Britt Raubenheimer, Susanne Brander, Julie Kinzelman, Jacob P. Kritzer, Daphne Munroe, Curt Storlazzi, Martha Sutula, Annie Mercer, Scott Coffin, Carolyn Fraioli, Luke Ginger, Elise Morrison, Gabrielle Parent-Doliner, Cigdem Akan, Alberto Canestrelli, Michelle DiBenedetto, Jackelyn Lang, and Jonathan Simm (PDF ~ 433 kb)
- U.S. beach water quality monitoring, Angelos Hannides, Nicole Elko, Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Sung-Chan Kim, Annie Mercer, Kyeong Park, Brad Rosov, Ryan Searcy, and Michael Walther; Science & Technology Committee, August 2021 (PDF ~ 280 kb)
- National coastal management challenges and needs, Nicole Elko and Tiffany Roberts Briggs; Science & Technology Committee, December 2020 (PDF ~ 671 kb )
- Best management practices for coastal inlets, Nicole Elko, Kimberley McKenna, Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Nicholas Brown, Michael Walther, and Dawn York; Science & Technology Committe, September 2020 (PDF ~ 482 kb)
- Local Funding for Coastal Projects: An Overview of Practices Policies and Considerations, Derek Brockbank, Annie Mercer, Peter Ravella, Tyler Buckingham, Shannon Cunniff, Ken Willson, Gregory Rudolph, Kate Gooderham, Brian Brennan, and Marc Beyeler; Government Affairs Committee, January 2020 (PDF ~ 6MB)
- The state of understanding of the effects of beach nourishment activities on coastal biogeochemical processes and conditions, Angelos Hannides, Nicole Elko, and Kenneth Humiston, Science and Technology Committee, August 2019 (PDF ~ 885 kb)
- Training the Next Generation of U.S. Coastal Scientists and Engineers: 2018, Nicole Elko, Reza Marsooli, Alex Renaud, and Tiffany Roberts Briggs, ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; September 2018 (PDF ~ 440 kb)
- Beach Nourishment Profile Equilibration: What to expect after sand is placed on a beach, Kenneth Willson, Gordon Thomson, Tiffany Roberts Briggs, Nicole Elko, and Jon Miller; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; March 2017 (PDF – 218 kb)
- The State of Understanding the Impacts of Beach Nourishment Activities on Infaunal Communities; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; June 2016 (PDF – 364 kb)
- The Future of Nearshore Processes Research: U.S. Integrated Coastal Research Program. (poster) 2016 Ocean Sciences Meeting. 21-26 Feb. 2016, New Orleans, LA, Elko, et al., 2016 (PDF – 762kb)
- The Future of Nearshore Processes Research; The Nearshore Processes Community. Edited by Nicole Elko, Falk Feddersen, Diane Foster, Cheryl Hapke, Jesse McNinch, Ryan Mulligan, H. Tuba Ӧzkan-Haller, Nathaniel Plant, and Britt Raubenheimer
- “Hurricane Sandy Coastal Projects Performance Evaluation Study,” Review by ASBPA Science & Technology Committee members: Tim Kana, Kim McKenna, and Ken Humiston February 2015 (PDF – 58kb)
- “Reducing Risk on the East and Gulf Coasts” Report by the Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning: Coastal Risk Reduction, Review by working group of the ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; January 2015 (PDF – 27kb)
- Resilient Coastal Systems and Community Planning; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; March 2014 (PDF – 369kb)
- Managing Sea Level Change on Shores and Beaches; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; October 2012 (PDF – 59kb)
- The State of U.S. Coastal Engineering & Science; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; February 2012 (PDF – 55kb)
- Reintroducing Structures for Erosion Control on the Open Coasts of America; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; January 2011 (Executive Summary) (PDF – 321kb)
- Surfers as Coastal Protection Stakeholders; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; January 2011 (PDF – 211kb)
- Innovative Erosion Control Devices; ASBPA Science & Technology Committee; May 2007 (PDF – 82kb)
FACT SHEETS & POSITION PAPERS
- Local Funding for Coastal Projects: An Overview of Practices Policies and Considerations (PDF – 1MB)
- Why Do Beaches Erode? (PDF – 2MB)
- Guidance on Incorporating Surfing Concerns into Planning and Design of Federal Shore Protection and Navigation Projects 2010 (PDF – 178kb)
- Terminal Groin Position Paper 2008 (PDF – 49kb)
- Innovative Erosion Control Devices 2007 (PDF – 53kb)
- How Beach Nourishment Projects Work 2007 (PDF – 4MB)
- Global Warming, Sea Level Rise and Beach Nourishment 2006 (PDF – 113kb)