Coastal and beach erosion
Subtitle: processes, adaptation strategies and environmental impacts
By: Dianna Barnes, editor
Series: Coastal and Oceanic Landforms, Development and Management; Coastal and Oceanic Landforms, Development and Management
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9781634823326; 9781634823074
Subjects: Shore protection; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Beach erosion; Hydraulics
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 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.; title: 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.; title: Identification of the Protected Marine-Coastal Habitat Types and their Classification into Physiographic CategoriesDefinition 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.; title: 1. Raised Beaches2. Beach Morphology; 3. Coastal Erosion; 4. Storm Events; 4. Hurricanes and Cyclones; 5. Tsunamis; Some Case Studies; 1. Qatar; 2. The Maldives; 3. Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Kiribati; References; Chapter 5: Coastal Erosion in Ghana: Causes and Effects; Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, ; College of Applied and Basic Sciences, University of Ghana, Ghana; Abstract; Introduction; The Coast of Ghana; Drivers of Coastal Erosion in Ghana; Natural Drivers; Anthropogenic Drivers; Increase in Population Activities; Damming of Rivers.; title: Beach Sand MiningConstruction Activities along the Coast; Impact of Coastal Erosion in Ghana; Conclusion; References; Index.