Beach-nourishment operations designed to replace sediment lost through erosion change the identity and meaning of coastal landscapes. Seven beaches in Tuscany, nourished with marble-quarry waste, reveal how an industrial byproduct is naturalized by particle rounding and sorting and can become a positive symbol of human-altered nature. The marble was placed on formerly sandy beaches, resulting in different grain size and color of sediments, beach morphology, and value for human use. The abrasion rate of marble makes the nourished beaches unsatisfactory when viewed solely as protection structures, but the rapid particle rounding and aesthetic appeal of marble increase the acceptability of the beaches for recreation.
The Marble beaches of Tuscany / K. NORDSTROM; E. PRANZINI; N. JACKSON; M. COLI. - In: GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW. - ISSN 0016-7428. - STAMPA. - 98:(2008), pp. 280-300.
The Marble beaches of Tuscany.
PRANZINI, ENZO;COLI, MASSIMO
2008
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Beach-nourishment operations designed to replace sediment lost through erosion change the identity and meaning of coastal landscapes. Seven beaches in Tuscany, nourished with marble-quarry waste, reveal how an industrial byproduct is naturalized by particle rounding and sorting and can become a positive symbol of human-altered nature. The marble was placed on formerly sandy beaches, resulting in different grain size and color of sediments, beach morphology, and value for human use. The abrasion rate of marble makes the nourished beaches unsatisfactory when viewed solely as protection structures, but the rapid particle rounding and aesthetic appeal of marble increase the acceptability of the beaches for recreation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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