Introduction
Narragansett Bay is an important resource for tourism, recreation, fishing, manufacturing, maritime transportation, shipbuilding, and defense (Oakley et al. 2012). It is a micro-tidal estuary located in the eastern Rhode Island and the southeastern Massachusetts. Over the years, erosion has been prevalent, as depicted by a sudden, dramatic change in the shape of the beaches. Much of this erosion is attributed to human activities. In fact, People are directly responsible for the erosion problems. Instead of protecting the beaches, people have engaged in various activities that continue to degrade the beaches (Oakley et al. 2012). Such activities include constructing buildings near ...
