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  • Beach nourishment is making beaches higher and wider by importing sand and shingle to an area affected by longshore drift to provide protection from erosion or flooding by absorbing wave energy
  • Beach nourishment is cheap and keeps the natural appearance of the beach
  • Beach nourishment costs £20/m3^3
  • Dune regeneration involves taking action to build up dunes and increase vegetation
  • Beach reprofiling involves redistributing sediment from the lower part of the beach to the upper part of the beach