Coastal Vulnerability and Mitigation Strategies From Monitoring to Applied Research

• Other Authors: Vicinanza, Diego (Editor), Contestabile, Pasquale (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Research & information: general; brackish lagoon types; benthic macrophytes; salinity; succession; univariate variables; Greece; spectral analysis; low frequency; wave grouping; eigen analysis; eigenmode; random waves; combination waves; wave extreme events; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Spanish coasts; Gulf of Mexico; wave modeling; small scale storm variations; tsunami-like solitary waves; horizontal cylinders; hydrodynamic loads; experimental tests; Morison and transverse equations; hydrodynamic coefficients; climate change; multiobjective optimization; coastal region; pumping plant; flooding; historical cartography; shore protection structures history; groins; gently sloping revetment; earthquake; tsunami; strategic retreat; salinity intrusion; MIKE modelling; sea level rise; Mekong Delta; drag coefficients; oscillatory flows; force sensors; synchronization; automatic alignment; coastal plan; erosion, coastal flooding; sediment budget; mitigation strategies guidelines; littoral cell; wave hindcasting; Abu Dhabi; shallow waters; Shore Protection Manual; wave climate; coastal defense; risk maps; non-engineering measure; coastal vulnerability; eco-defense; coastal morphodynamics; mangroves; flood attenuation; natural defense; beach nourishment; beach drainage system; groundwater; submerged breakwater; cross-shore sediment transport; coastal vulnerability index; storm surges; waves action; Mediterranean coasts; extreme events; threshold values; probability; hydrometeorological conditions; Baltic coast; climate changes; sea-level rise; TELEMAC; natural beach; flooded area; seaside impacts; Mar Menor; long-term GIS analysis; marine infrastructures impact; coastal urbanization impact; coastal erosion; shore protection; coastal armouring; 3S tourism; beach economy; aeolian processes; onshore and offshore winds; Southern Baltic coast; beach resilience; beach resistance; temporary groin; sea breezes; resilience index; GSb model; Yucatan peninsula; BERM-N; sand nourishments; Bayesian belief network; JarKus data; coastal state indicators; dune foot; momentary coastline; Holland coast; vegetation stiffness; bending elastic modulus; velocity distribution; turbulence intensity; wave dissipation; marine inundation; FORM; reliability analysis; Veneto coast; natural hazards; disasters; coastal Andhra Pradesh; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; energy flux; storm classification; stormy year; Andalusia coast; beach morphodynamics; UAV flights; beach surveys; Reef Balls™; sand-filled geosystems; wave numerical model; directional wave spectra drifter (DWSD); ADCP; GPS wave buoy; triple collocation; Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay; arsenic; hydrocarbons; heavy metals contamination; marine pollution; multivariate analysis; Bagnoli; Naples; coastal monitoring; coastal morphodynamic; coastal management; coastal ecosystem
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This book is a collection of all papers published in the Special Issue "Coastal Vulnerability and Mitigation Strategies: From Monitoring to Applied Research". The main focus is to provide the state-of-the-art and recent research updates on sustainable management strategies for protecting v...