Vulnerability assessments as a tool for the coastal and marine hazards management: An overview

N Rangel-Buitrago, WJ Neal, J Bonetti, G Anfuso… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
In response to a high number of manuscripts on the general topic of Coastal Hazards,
Vulnerability and Risk Assessments, and the exponential growth in related papers in the …

Integrated coastal zone management in continental Ecuador and Galapagos Islands: Challenges and opportunities in a changing tourism and economic context

C Mestanza-Ramón, MS Capa, HF Saavedra… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
The objective of the study is to analyze integrated coastal zone management in mainland
Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands, and to discuss its challenges and opportunities in the …

Risk assessment as tool for coastal erosion management

N Rangel-Buitrago, WJ Neal, VN de Jonge - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The coastal zone of Cartagena city, Colombia provides illustration for applying risk
assessments as a basis for guiding coastal management. Much of this coastal reach is …

Landscape degradation in the Jazan coastal desert: Understanding the impact of human activities

OA Alharbi, N Rangel-Buitrago - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the landscape degradation of the Jazan coastal desert in Saudi Arabia
and explores strategies to balance tourism development and environmental preservation …

Scenic degradation and visual pollution along the Agadir coastline (Morocco): Analysis and management

M Ben-Haddad, MR Abelouah, S Hajji… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Visual pollution refers to the degradation of landscape aesthetics, manifesting as visible
deterioration. On the Agadir coast in Morocco, factors such as urbanization, erosion, marine …

Not all that glitters is gold: Can the real scenic value of the Colombian Caribbean coast be restored?

N Rangel-Buitrago, AT Williams, A Micallef… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, coastal erosion, extreme urbanization, woody debris, litter, sewage, noise, and
beach driving are severely affecting the scenic value of the Caribbean Coast of Colombia …

Seaweed restocking along the Chilean coast: History, present, and inspiring recommendations for sustainability

C Oyarzo-Miranda, R Otaíza, A Bellorín… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Several seaweed species are commercialized worldwide both due to high demand for food
and feed and as a raw material for the extraction of phycocolloids such as agar …

A sustainability index for anthropized and urbanized coasts: The case of Concón Bay, central Chile

C Martínez, P López, C Rojas, J Qüense, R Hidalgo… - Applied …, 2020 - Elsevier
The level of anthropization in one of the most urbanized areas of central Chile (Concón Bay,
33° S) is analyzed using a Coastal Sustainability Index (CSI). It is constructed from variables …

Scenery evaluation as a tool for the determination of visual pollution in coastal environments: The Rabigh coastline, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a study case

OA Alharbi, N Rangel-Buitrago - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Visual pollution is the visible deterioration and negative aesthetic quality of the landscape.
Erosion, marine wrack, litter, sewage, and beach driving are affecting the coastal scenery …

A seasonal comparison of litter impacts along the Viña del Mar-Concón coastal strip, Valparaiso region of Chile

J Barría-Herrera, H Vergara-Cortés… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vina del Mar-Concón Coastal strip is well known for its urban beaches, which
play an essential role in the national economy. With extreme urban development, these …