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View article: Coastal Restoration Agreements Under Climate Change: Barriers and Enablers
Coastal Restoration Agreements Under Climate Change: Barriers and Enablers Open
Coastal ecosystems are becoming less resilient under climate (e.g., sea-level rise, warming, acidification) and human (e.g., urbanization, coastal hardening, and river regulation) pressures, forcing local communities to face increasing ris…
View article: Assessing Coastal Flood Risk Under Climate Change with Public Data and Simple Tools: The Geomorphological Coastal Flood Index Applied to the Western Mediterranean
Assessing Coastal Flood Risk Under Climate Change with Public Data and Simple Tools: The Geomorphological Coastal Flood Index Applied to the Western Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean coast is known for its great tourist attractions, concentration of population, and economic activities. Specifically, in the autonomous regions like Catalonia and Valencia, more than half of the population lives in coasta…
View article: Posidonia oceanica banquette accumulations in southern Catalonia: management approaches and key parameters for coastal protection
Posidonia oceanica banquette accumulations in southern Catalonia: management approaches and key parameters for coastal protection Open
Seagrass banquettes, formed primarily by Posidonia oceanica , play a critical role in coastal protection and sediment dynamics. However, due to their perceived negative impact on seaside tourism, local authorities frequently remove these a…
View article: Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes
Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes Open
In this paper, an innovative method consisting of the construction of an artificial dune reinforced with a composite made by combining sand and seagrass wrack is presented. The performance of this reinforced dune is compared with sand-only…
View article: Coastal Restoration Agreements Under Climate Change: Barriers and Enablers
Coastal Restoration Agreements Under Climate Change: Barriers and Enablers Open
Coastal ecosystems are becoming less resilient under climate (e.g. sea-level rise, warming, acidification) and human (e.g. urbanization, coastal rigidization an driver regulation) pressures, forcing local communities to face increasing ris…
View article: Assessing Coastal Flood Risk in the Context of Climate Change with Public Data and Simple Tools: The Geomorphological Coastal Flood Index Applied to the Western Mediterranean
Assessing Coastal Flood Risk in the Context of Climate Change with Public Data and Simple Tools: The Geomorphological Coastal Flood Index Applied to the Western Mediterranean Open
The Mediterranean coast is known for its great tourist attractions, concentration of popu-lation, and economic activities. Specifically, in the autonomous regions like Catalonia and Valencia, more than half of the population lives in coast…
View article: Trade-offs and synergies in river-coastal restoration for the Ebro case (Spanish Mediterranean)
Trade-offs and synergies in river-coastal restoration for the Ebro case (Spanish Mediterranean) Open
The paper tackles some of the major challenges associated with coastal risk reduction, based on restored river-delta-coast continuums. The presented approach builds on the Ebro River-Delta system, located in the Spanish Mediterranean coast…
View article: Impact of banquette structures on a sandy beach profile: Laboratory experiments
Impact of banquette structures on a sandy beach profile: Laboratory experiments Open
View article: ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL PROTECTION PROVIDED BY SEAGRASS BEACH CAST DEPOSITS: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS
ASSESSMENT OF COASTAL PROTECTION PROVIDED BY SEAGRASS BEACH CAST DEPOSITS: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS Open
In coastal areas where seagrass meadows exist, seagrass debris may accumulate forming beach casts called banquettes. There is qualitative evidence that these banquettes may play a role in protecting the beach from erosion and flooding. Nev…
View article: Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes
Using UAVs to Monitor the Evolution of Restored Coastal Dunes Open
In this paper, an innovative method consisting of the construction of an artificial dune reinforced with a composite made by combining sand and seagrass wrack is presented. The performance of this reinforced dune is compared with sand-only…
View article: Operational hydrodynamic service as a tool for coastal flood assessment
Operational hydrodynamic service as a tool for coastal flood assessment Open
Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to storm impacts, highlighting the urgent need for predictive tools and enhanced preparedness. In this work, a comprehensive, high-resolution hydrodynamic operational service using the XBeach…
View article: Feasibility of artificial reefs as coastal protection measures at the Danube Delta coast, Romania
Feasibility of artificial reefs as coastal protection measures at the Danube Delta coast, Romania Open
Introduction: The Danube Delta coast is part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, thus being aimed to preserve its typical natural habitats. Over the last decades, human interventions along the Danube River, as well as coastal navigation…
View article: Operational hydrodynamic service as a tool for coastal flood assessment
Operational hydrodynamic service as a tool for coastal flood assessment Open
A comprehensive, high-resolution hydrodynamic operational service using XBeach model is presented and tested for three urban beaches in Barcelona, NW Mediterranean Sea. The operational architecture is based on Python scripts combined with …
View article: Coastal Adaptation Pathways and Tipping Points for Typical Mediterranean Beaches under Future Scenarios
Coastal Adaptation Pathways and Tipping Points for Typical Mediterranean Beaches under Future Scenarios Open
Coastal zones experience increasing climatic and human pressures, which lead to growing risks and tipping points (TPs) under future scenarios and natural resource scarcity. To avoid crossing TPs with irreversible coastal losses, this paper…
View article: Coastal Adaptation Pathways and Tipping Points for Typical Mediterranean Beaches Under Future Scenarios
Coastal Adaptation Pathways and Tipping Points for Typical Mediterranean Beaches Under Future Scenarios Open
Coastal zones experience increasing climatic and human pressures, which lead to growing risks and tipping points (TPs) under future scenarios and natural resource scarcity. To avoid crossing TPs with irreversible coastal losses, this paper…
View article: Evaluating barrier beach protection with numerical modelling. A practical case
Evaluating barrier beach protection with numerical modelling. A practical case Open
View article: Study of Velocity Changes Induced by Posidonia oceanica Surrogate and Sediment Transport Implications
Study of Velocity Changes Induced by Posidonia oceanica Surrogate and Sediment Transport Implications Open
An analysis of the interactions between wave-induced velocities and seagrass meadows has been conducted based on the large-scale CIEM wave flume data. Incident irregular wave trains act on an initial 1:15 sand beach profile with measuremen…
View article: Recent changes in the morphodynamic of the Ebro river mouth (NW Mediterranean Sea)
Recent changes in the morphodynamic of the Ebro river mouth (NW Mediterranean Sea) Open
The Ebro River Delta, as one of the largest river deltas in the NW Mediterranean region, is a lobate fluvial-wave dominated delta with a principal freshwater discharge channel (order of 102 m3/s of regular conditions). The lowest part of t…
View article: Influence of seagrass meadow length on beach morphodynamics: An experimental study
Influence of seagrass meadow length on beach morphodynamics: An experimental study Open
View article: D5.1 Report mapping the governance status quo in pilot sites
D5.1 Report mapping the governance status quo in pilot sites Open
Coastal regions provide some of the most productive and biodiverse environments with an important and often underappreciated carbon storage potential. At the same time, they are among the areas of highest population density, natural assets…
View article: Impact of climate change on berthing areas in ports of the Balearic Islands: adaptation measures
Impact of climate change on berthing areas in ports of the Balearic Islands: adaptation measures Open
Climate change generates impacts on coastal areas due to sea-level rise and potential modifications in wave and storm surge patterns. Since harbours are located in littoral areas, they will experience different impacts associated to such p…
View article: Present and future flooding and erosion along the NW Spanish Mediterranean Coast
Present and future flooding and erosion along the NW Spanish Mediterranean Coast Open
Coastal flooding and eros-ion caused by extreme events are the main factors responsible for beach hazards. This effect will be exacerbated by the sea level rise induced by climate change. The present work determines the vulnerability to er…
View article: Potential of Transplanted Seagrass Meadows on Wave Attenuation in a Fetch-Limited Environment
Potential of Transplanted Seagrass Meadows on Wave Attenuation in a Fetch-Limited Environment Open
In this paper, the effectiveness of transplanted (either created or restored) seagrass meadows as a coastal protection measure is assessed through a five-step methodology. The analysis is focused on a stretch of the Catalan coast (NW Medit…
View article: Quantification and characterisation of sediments trapped by Posidonia banquettes: A case study on the southern Catalan coast (Spain).
Quantification and characterisation of sediments trapped by Posidonia banquettes: A case study on the southern Catalan coast (Spain). Open
<p>Posidonia Oceanica is a phanerogamous species endemic to the Mediterranean. It is characterised by its habitat in sandy and rocky areas at depths of less than 40 m in waters with constant salinity and the necessary clarity for the…
View article: COAWST-XBeach nesting strategy validation for the Celia storm at the Barceloneta beach
COAWST-XBeach nesting strategy validation for the Celia storm at the Barceloneta beach Open
Celia storm was an intense event that hit the NW Mediterranean Spanish coast during March 2022. During those dates a study was conducted where 2 instrumented platforms were installed, together with the gathering of high-resolution topobath…
View article: Longshore Sediment Transport Patterns In Mozambique: A Tool For Coastal Planning
Longshore Sediment Transport Patterns In Mozambique: A Tool For Coastal Planning Open
The coast of Mozambique is the result of a complex geologic setting coupled with oceanographic and hydrological processes. Its geomorphological characterization linked to the meteo-oceanographic processes has not been yet investigated in d…
View article: Assessing the coastal protection role of seagrass meadows along a barrier beach, southern Romanian coast
Assessing the coastal protection role of seagrass meadows along a barrier beach, southern Romanian coast Open
The presence of seagrass along the Romanian coast is currently seen as an important component of the marine ecosystem. Moreover, seagrass meadows play an additional wave energy dissipation role that has also to be considered among other ec…
View article: Barriers and enablers for upscaling coastal restoration
Barriers and enablers for upscaling coastal restoration Open
Coastal restoration is often distrusted and, at best, implemented at small scales, which hampers its potential for coastal adaptation. Present technical, economic and management barriers stem from sectoral and poorly coordinated local inte…
View article: Beach profile changes induced by surrogate Posidonia Oceanica: Laboratory experiments
Beach profile changes induced by surrogate Posidonia Oceanica: Laboratory experiments Open
View article: Statistical comparison of different strategies to reduce computational time within high resolution hydromorphodynamic modelling
Statistical comparison of different strategies to reduce computational time within high resolution hydromorphodynamic modelling Open
<p>Hydromorphodynamic modelling has as one of its pillars the speed of obtaining results. Sometimes it is only due to the necessity to finish some work or to make other simulations but for example when talking about operational syste…