Open AccessDURBAN BEACHES RECLAMATION : PRACTICAL ASPECTS
Author(s) -
K.A. Barnett
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v18.118
Subject(s) - harbour , commission , tourism , land reclamation , asset (computer security) , geography , channel (broadcasting) , environmental planning , european commission , research council , political science , regional science , environmental protection , environmental resource management , business , engineering , archaeology , environmental science , telecommunications , government (linguistics) , law , computer science , international trade , computer security , european union , programming language , linguistics , philosophy
Much controversy has revolved around the stability of Durban's beaches over the years and in its concern for this valuable tourist asset, the Durban City Council commissioned several studies culminating in a commission in 1961, jointly with the South' African Transport Services, with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in which they were required to investigate the possibilities of maintaining the harbour entrance channel at certain depths and to find some means to stabilise and improve the Durban beaches.