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Numerous techniques,1 technologies,2 and planning measures3 are available to address the issue of shoreline erosion, with most methods primarily intended to protect property from shore erosion caused by wave attack. Other erosive forces at the regional and local scale may affect the site’s geology and geomorphology, as described in Chapter 2, and some methods are specific to these forces. This chapter provides an overview of techniques and technologies commonly used to address erosion, followed by a discussion of important design elements and criteria that should be considered in selecting an approach to address erosion on sheltered coastlines.