Which risk substantially increases when impermeable coastal defenses interrupt sediment transport?

💡 Explanation

Increased erosion occurs down-drift because interrupting sediment transport starves beaches; the longshore drift mechanism is cut-off. Therefore, areas down-drift of engineered barriers experience significantly enhanced erosion rates, rather than the named alternatives that are not associated with sediment supply.

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