I love to spend time at the beach.  I love the sound of waves.
I visited the Miami beach beach which is a landform alongside a body of water 
I have been there.  I would not want to live there in a hurricane though.
It has a man-made infrastructure, such as lifeguard posts, changing rooms, and showers.
They have to keep pumping in more sand I think to combat erosion.
Yeah! the upper layer of soil, one form of soil degradation.
How do they anchor buildings to such a land formation, that is just sand?
hospitality venues,such as resorts, camps, hotels, and restaurants) nearby.