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Acknowledgements -- Dedications -- Foreword -- Introduction -- The Great Lakes System -- How the Great Lakes were Formed -- Great Lakes Coastal Dynamics -- Beach Behavior -- Littoral Drift -- Erosion and the Sediment Budget -- Fluctuation of Lake Levels -- Flooding -- Ice Shoves -- Coastal Erosion -- Shoreline Recession -- The Climate of the Great Lakes -- Human Adaptation to Coastal Dynamics -- Structural Shoreline Management -- Shore-Parallel Structures -- Shore-Perpendicular Structures -- Coastline Armoring in Wisconsin -- Regulation of Shore Protection Structures -- Federal Guidance on Shore Protection Structures -- Beach Nourishment -- Coastal Land-use Management -- Coastal Construction Setbacks in the U.S. and Canada -- Hazard Identification and Mapping -- Local Government Coastal Management Efforts in Wisconsin -- Great Lakes Coastal Hazard Risks -- Adaptation Strategies for Managing Coastal Hazard Risks -- References