{"id":21784,"date":"2025-04-18T10:19:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T15:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/?post_type=research-projects&#038;p=21784"},"modified":"2025-08-20T13:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T18:34:42","slug":"quantifying-hybrid-dunes-for-barrier-island-resiliency","status":"publish","type":"research-projects","link":"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/research\/project\/quantifying-hybrid-dunes-for-barrier-island-resiliency\/","title":{"rendered":"Quantifying Hybrid Dunes for Barrier Island Resiliency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This project evaluates the effectiveness of hybrid dune systems\u2014combinations of natural and hardened materials\u2014for enhancing coastal protection and barrier island resilience. Through physical and ecological experiments, combined with life-cycle economic modeling, the team will generate data to guide the design, planning, and performance assessment of hybrid dunes. The effort will establish a testable framework for evaluating natural infrastructure performance and inform future coastal engineering guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50.5%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"297\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/ewn.erdc.dren.mil\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/geotube.png\" alt=\"Long barrier away from shore wrapped in canvas. To the left is the sandy beach and water.\" class=\"wp-image-22134\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposed geotube after Superstorm Sandy in Ocean City, New Jersey.  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