This
website is dedicated to the enhancement of beach
drainage technology – too long the Cinderella
of coastal protection. Most visitors to this site
will be familiar with the ugly sisters that adorn
beaches around the world – technologies
that try to protect land based assets but at the
cost of amenity values, natural character and
often the beach its-self.
BD technology (also known as beach face dewatering
or the coastal drain) can provide a ‘soft
engineering’ erosion solution for fine to
medium grained beaches where protection of environmental
values and beach amenity are high priorities.
European BD proponents may dispute the Cinderella
metaphor. They have made great advances in the
last few years with the scientific monitoring
of many new projects now in place. But Shoregro’s
focus is not in Europe so a large part of our
effort must be on public education and technology
validation. BD has suffered over the last 20 years
– not so much from bad press – but
from the lack of press. The original business
model, developed after many years of piloting
in Denmark, tended to stifle independent analysis
and technology development. Peer approval ratings
have suffered as a consequence. We hope to put
this right.
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