Yasumoto, Y., Uda, T., Matsubara, Y. and Hirano, G., 2007. Beach erosion along Tottori coast and comprehensive sediment management. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), 82 – 87. Gold Coast, Australia, ISSN 0749.0208

Beach erosion of the Tottori coast, Japan, was investigated based on the long-term shoreline changes using aerial photographs and bathymetric survey data. Excess accretion in the wave-shelter zone and severe erosion simultaneously occurred as a couple. A predictive model for shoreline changes considering grain size changes was applied to the coast. To reduce/control erosion of Tottori coastal dunes, the following regional policies have been developed; 1. No more offshore sand dumping, 2. No more offshore sand dredging for land reclamation, 3. Sand dredged from accretion zones must be dumped near-shore where depth is smaller than the depth of closure. Also, it was found that local control measures (e.g., structures) are not effective in reducing sand lost from the Tottori dunes.