Protecting beaches and restoring marine ecosystems are usually two separate tasks, but a Florida engineer and his team are trying to do both at the same time. Using a hexagonal, perforated concrete element, researchers at the University of Miami are creating a stretch of shoreline where mangroves can take root and where fish and turtles can find a home.
In the past decade, the shoreline of Pompano Beach, Florida, has seen a decline in…
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Protecting beaches and restoring marine ecosystems are usually two separate tasks, but a Florida engineer and his team are trying to do both at the same time. Using a hexagonal, perforated concrete element, researchers at the University of Miami are creating a stretch of shoreline where mangroves can take root and where fish and turtles can find a home.
In the past decade, the shoreline of Pompano Beach, Florida, has seen a decline in…