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

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 1
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