Chapter Protecting Vagueira (Portugal) waterfront: preserving natural, recreational, residential, and commercial functions

Chapter Protecting Vagueira (Portugal) waterfront: preserving natural, recreational, residential, and commercial functions

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Vagueira is a Portuguese village hosting different economic and tourist-oriented activities, hence concerning a diversity of assets of interest. However, it has been affected by a persistent trend of erosion and experienced overtopping and flooding events in the past. The objective of this study was...

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Main Author: Rita Pombo (auth)
Other Authors: Coelho, Carlos (auth), Roebeling, Peter (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2022
Series:Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques
Subjects:
The environment
Land use and land cover
Coastal erosion
Wave overtopping
Detached breakwater
Coastal communities
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Summary:Vagueira is a Portuguese village hosting different economic and tourist-oriented activities, hence concerning a diversity of assets of interest. However, it has been affected by a persistent trend of erosion and experienced overtopping and flooding events in the past. The objective of this study was to determine the efficiency of deploying a detached breakwater in front of Vagueira beach in order to help protect the coastal community and safeguard its natural services and general assets.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (10 p.)
ISBN:979-12-215-0030-1.26
9791221500301
Access:Open Access

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