While it is less likely to accelerate erosion to either side, the area in front of a revetment may suffer.

The project, which will cost more than $100,000 a mile, immediately drew criticism from some scientists, who said it would accelerate erosion.

The additional water flowing down the capturing stream may accelerate erosion and encourage the development of a canyon (gorge).

In most places it will simply cause flooding and accelerate erosion.

The Denver gains came against the backdrop of the continuing, even slightly accelerated, erosion of newspaper readership over all.

Secondly, seawalls may accelerate erosion of adjacent, unprotected coastal areas because they affect the littoral drift process.

Otherwise the breakwater may deprive downstream beaches of sand and accelerate erosion there.

Some scientists also argue that, under some conditions, hard structures like sea walls can actually accelerate erosion.

He added that many geologists don't believe beach scraping does much good and in fact could accelerate erosion.

Mining on the island by Glacier Northwest would remove important feeder bluffs and accelerate erosion.