▁in ▁artificial ▁be aches , ▁such ▁as ▁" be ach ▁style " ▁po ols ▁with ▁zero - depth ▁entry ▁and ▁wave ▁po ols ▁that ▁re create ▁the ▁natural ▁waves ▁p ounding ▁upon ▁a ▁beach . ▁In ▁a ▁zero - depth ▁entry ▁pool , ▁the ▁bottom ▁surface ▁s lop es ▁gradually ▁from ▁above ▁water ▁down ▁to ▁depth . ▁Another ▁approach ▁involves ▁so - called ▁urban ▁be aches , ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁public ▁park ▁becoming ▁common ▁in ▁large ▁cities . ▁Urban ▁be aches ▁attempt ▁to ▁m im ic ▁natural ▁be aches ▁with ▁f ount ains ▁that ▁im itate ▁sur f ▁and ▁mask ▁city ▁no ises , ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁play ▁park . ▁ ▁Beach ▁n our ishment ▁involves ▁p ump ing ▁sand ▁onto ▁be aches ▁to ▁improve ▁their ▁health . ▁Beach ▁n our ishment ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁major ▁beach ▁cities ▁around ▁the ▁world ; ▁however ▁the ▁be aches ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁n our ished ▁can ▁still ▁appear ▁quite ▁natural ▁and ▁often ▁many ▁visitors ▁are ▁una ware ▁of ▁the ▁works ▁undert aken ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁the ▁beach . ▁Such ▁be aches ▁are ▁often ▁not ▁recognized ▁by ▁consum ers ▁as ▁artificial . ▁A ▁famous ▁example ▁of ▁beach ▁n our ishment ▁came ▁with ▁the ▁re pl en ishment ▁of ▁Wa ik ī k ī ▁Beach ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁Hawai i , ▁where ▁sand ▁from ▁Manh attan ▁Beach , ▁California ▁was ▁transport ed ▁via ▁ship ▁and ▁bar ge ▁throughout ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁in