User talk:Kingytom/Beach erosion
Kingytom makes highly informative and relevant points in this paper. I am very surprised that so called experts, including a professor from the local Gold Coast university and various professionals responsible for a number of reports compiled over many decades, fail to acknowledge his and numerous others' historical and anecdotal research. His 70 years' personal experience regarding erosion of the Tweed and Gold Coast shorelines is considerable.
Having personally observed over 45 years similar developmental and erosion effects to those of Kingytom, I concur with his disappointment with the current quality of both academic and professional reporting of these erosion patterns and effects. It is imperative that professionals and academics responsible for implementing protective beachfront policies, as well as various foreshore developments, are fully conversant with both present and historical findings, both professional and anecdotal. The anecdotal evidence must be seriously considered such is the nature of observing these major natural shoreline events over extended periods.
It is necessary to have all contemporary and historical data considered when compiling various reports and professional and academic papers. Referring to 'inherent difficulties' is simply not good enough. Resulting developments of these foreshores, and on these foreshores, are affected to a considerable degree environmentally and economically. A considerable cost may be brought to bare by both developers and the local community as a result of incomplete research and subsequent incomplete recommendations by academics and professionals alike.
Academics, their graduates and all professionals charged with making recommendations for foreshore protection and developments must be fully conversant with all relevant contemporary and historical data.