Date of Award
1979
Degree Type
Major Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Marine Affairs
Abstract
A territorial ban on beach and sand removal in the U. S. Virgin Islands has resulted in a search for alternative sources. Insecure extra-territorial reserves and high shipping costs have made sand importation prohibitive. Recent surveys conducted in 1977 by the U. S. Geological Survey identified several nearshore sources of aggregate adjacent to the island of St. Thomas. In a 1978 workshop jointly conducted by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration various alternatives were presented for sand extraction. Two alternatives are examined using a cost benefit approach.
Recommended Citation
Dubois, Random, "A Preliminary Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed St. Thomas-St. John Sand Mining Project" (1979). Theses and Major Papers. Paper 69.
https://digitalcommons.uri.edu/ma_etds/69
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