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Coastal and Beach Erosion : Processes, Adaptation Strategies and Environmental Impacts
The coastal environment is a dynamic system in which natural and human processes combine and interact, modifying geomorphological, physical and biological features, and in which beaches represent the most vulnerable areas. Coastal erosion is caused by many different processes like changes in prevailing wind direction, coastal currents, re-establishment of a new equilibrium profile, sea level rise, sea level fall, exceptional storms, hurricanes/cyclones, and tsunami events. This book discusses the processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts of coastal and beach erosion.
Intro -- COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS -- COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Sediment Monitoring to Assess the Environmental Effect of Relict Sand Dredging for Beach Nourishment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Study Areas -- The Dredging Sites -- Materials and Methods -- Survey Strategy -- Grain Size Analysis -- Discussion -- Torvaianica Deposit -- Anzio Deposit -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: Coastal Vulnerability Analysis Along the Coast of Pescara (Adriatic Sea, Central Italy) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Case Study Area: The Coast between Pescara and Ortona -- Data and Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: Coastal Defence Works: A Proposal of A Matrix-System to Support Environmental Impact Studies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Methodological Aproach -- Analysis of Main Types of Coastal Defence Works and Description of their Main Physical and Biological Effects on the Environment -- Identification of the Protected Marine-Coastal Habitat Types and their Classification into Physiographic Categories -- Definition of Criteria to Match the Protected Flora and Fauna Species with the Physiographic Categories -- Criterion Used for the Protected Flora Species -- Criterion Used for the Protected Fauna Species -- The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Species" Matrix-System -- Compilation and Use of the Matrix-System -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1. The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Specie" Matrices -- Chapter 4: Costal Erosion and Costal Stability -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Sea Level Changes -- 1. Raised Beaches -- 2. Beach Morphology.
Coastal and Beach Erosion : Processes, Adaptation Strategies and Environmental Impacts
The coastal environment is a dynamic system in which natural and human processes combine and interact, modifying geomorphological, physical and biological features, and in which beaches represent the most vulnerable areas. Coastal erosion is caused by many different processes like changes in prevailing wind direction, coastal currents, re-establishment of a new equilibrium profile, sea level rise, sea level fall, exceptional storms, hurricanes/cyclones, and tsunami events. This book discusses the processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts of coastal and beach erosion.
Intro -- COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS -- COASTAL AND BEACH EROSION: PROCESSES, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Sediment Monitoring to Assess the Environmental Effect of Relict Sand Dredging for Beach Nourishment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Study Areas -- The Dredging Sites -- Materials and Methods -- Survey Strategy -- Grain Size Analysis -- Discussion -- Torvaianica Deposit -- Anzio Deposit -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2: Coastal Vulnerability Analysis Along the Coast of Pescara (Adriatic Sea, Central Italy) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Case Study Area: The Coast between Pescara and Ortona -- Data and Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 3: Coastal Defence Works: A Proposal of A Matrix-System to Support Environmental Impact Studies -- Abstract -- Introduction -- The Methodological Aproach -- Analysis of Main Types of Coastal Defence Works and Description of their Main Physical and Biological Effects on the Environment -- Identification of the Protected Marine-Coastal Habitat Types and their Classification into Physiographic Categories -- Definition of Criteria to Match the Protected Flora and Fauna Species with the Physiographic Categories -- Criterion Used for the Protected Flora Species -- Criterion Used for the Protected Fauna Species -- The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Species" Matrix-System -- Compilation and Use of the Matrix-System -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix 1. The "Structure/Impact vs Habitat/Specie" Matrices -- Chapter 4: Costal Erosion and Costal Stability -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Sea Level Changes -- 1. Raised Beaches -- 2. Beach Morphology.
Coastal and Beach Erosion : Processes, Adaptation Strategies and Environmental Impacts
Barnes, Dianna (author)
2015
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