<descriptor thcode="61"><thesaurus thcode="61" name="Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keywords" scope="Theme keywords from the former Marine Realms Information Bank, focusing on characteristics of coasts and oceans, processes acting on them, and human concerns about them." creator="U.S. Geological Survey" rights="Public domain" date="2016-09-07" codetype="number" prefix="mrib" tblname="mrib" nonpref="mribnp" relterm="mribrt" root_code="1" contact="aallwardt"><category><term thcode="25" code="27" name="types" parent="26" scope="Terms are types of things rather than named instances"/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="5" name="theme" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate domains of human concern, such as scientific discipline, societal problems, or characteristics of earth, space, oceans, and living things."/><term thcode="25" code="21" name="disciplines" parent="2" scope="Broad categories of human inquiry or activity, such as scientific disciplines."/><term thcode="25" code="20" name="methods" parent="2" scope="Actions taken to obtain or analyze information"/><term thcode="25" code="27" name="types" parent="26" scope="Terms are types of things rather than named instances"/><term thcode="25" code="16" name="hierarchical" parent="11" scope="Substantive broader-narrower relationships exist among the terms."/><term thcode="25" code="13" name="transitive" parent="12" scope="Narrower terms have an &quot;is a&quot; relationship with their broader terms, and generally can be described as part-of, type-of, or instance-of the broader term."/><term thcode="25" code="5" name="theme" parent="2" scope="Terms indicate domains of human concern, such as scientific discipline, societal problems, or characteristics of earth, space, oceans, and living things."/><term thcode="25" code="21" name="disciplines" parent="2" scope="Broad categories of human inquiry or activity, such as scientific disciplines."/><term thcode="25" code="20" name="methods" parent="2" scope="Actions taken to obtain or analyze information"/></category><altlabel><altlabel>MRIB keywords</altlabel><altlabel>MRIB keywords</altlabel><altlabel>Marine Realms Information Bank keywords</altlabel><altlabel>Marine Realms Information Bank keywords</altlabel></altlabel></thesaurus><term thcode="61" code="77" name="mitigation strategies" parent="73" scope="common approaches include &quot;hard&quot; or &quot;soft&quot; shoreline stabilization and the relocation of threatened infrastructure. "/><bt><term thcode="61" code="73" name="human responses to coastal change" parent="2" scope="actions, strategies, and policies intended to lessen current or anticipated impacts of coastal change on human populations, infrastructure, and natural ecosystems."/><term thcode="61" code="2" name="coastal change hazards topics" parent="1"/><term thcode="61" code="1" name="Marine Realms Information Bank (MRIB) keyword categories"/></bt><nt><term thcode="61" code="78" name="hard shoreline stabilization" parent="77" scope="the use of engineered structures to armor or otherwise protect the shoreline against erosional agents such as waves and currents."/><term thcode="61" code="89" name="infrastructure relocation" parent="77" scope="landward relocation of infrastructure to reduce the risk from coastal hazards."/><term thcode="61" code="84" name="soft shoreline stabilization" parent="77" scope="mitigating coastal erosion by managing the sediment budget (e.g., beach nourishment) or planting erosion-resistant vegetation."/></nt><rt><term thcode="61" code="344" name="hazard mitigation" parent="323" scope="efforts to lessen or eliminate the potential impact of a natural hazard before a disaster occurs."/></rt></descriptor>