Natural Hazards Research Summit 2024: Equivalent Risk Approach to Developing Ecologically Enhanced Beach-Dune Design Templates

This research aims to serve as a basis for conceptual design of beach fill projects with sand dunes which are modified from traditional design templates to address ecological needs. The data in this project can be reused to inform future efforts in this space. This project is unique because it uses recently a recently developed metric of dune vulnerability to address a research need regarding changes in practice to artificial, engineered dune construction. The audience is coastal engineers and managers involved in beach nourishment projects as well as coastal ecologists who can benefit from understanding the role engineering can play in coastal habitat improvement.