Hard engineering, also called shoreline armoring, comes with other ecological effects on top of habitat loss and increased surface runoff. Structures that are built between land and sea are usually made of material not native to shoreline ecosystems.
Shoreline armoring, also called hard engineering, causes other ecological impacts on top of habitat destruction and increased water flow. These structures, which are placed between land and the ocean, are usually made of materials that don't belong to the natural environment of the shoreline.