Download or read book Meeting Research and Education Needs in Coastal Engineering written by Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-07-15 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After discussions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the Office of Naval Research, the National Research Council (NRC) convened a committee under the auspices of the Marine Board to examine present and anticipated national needs in coastal engineering research and education and assess the adequacy and effectiveness of existing institutions in meeting those needs.