Application of a coastal vulnerability index. A case study along the Apulian Coastline, Italy

D Pantusa, F D'Alessandro, L Riefolo, F Principato… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
The coastal vulnerability index (CVI) is a popular index in literature to assess the coastal
vulnerability of climate change. The present paper proposes a CVI formulation to make it …

Controls on dune scarping

SG Davidson, PA Hesp… - Progress in Physical …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The controls that affect the degree of spatio-temporal change to foredunes following
scarping are reviewed herein. As sea-levels rises and climate changes, dune scarping will …

Beach–dune system morphodynamics

F D'Alessandro, GR Tomasicchio, F Frega… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Beach–dune system morphodynamics is probably one of the most classical coastal
engineering problems. While the topic has been studied extensively and literature is plentiful …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of anthropogenic pressures on dune systems—case study: Calabria (Italy)

G Foti, G Barbaro, GC Barillà, F Frega - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
During the second half of the last century, considerable anthropization processes were
observed throughout most of the Italian territory. These processes have altered the …

Modeling hurricane wave propagation and attenuation after overtopping sand dunes during storm surge

M Ma, W Huang, S Jung, S Xu, L Vijayan - Ocean Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Sand dunes are natural features providing protection to coastal communities against waves
from extreme events such as hurricanes. In this study, the non-hydrostatic XBeach model …

Recognizing the relative effects of environmental versus human factors to understand the conservation of coastal dunes areas

G Calderisi, D Cogoni, MS Pinna, G Fenu - Regional Studies in Marine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Coastal dunes are extremely complex sandy habitats and a place with considerable
exchanges of mass and energy which support valuable biodiversity. During the last century …

Improvement of a coastal vulnerability index and its application along the Calabria Coastline, Italy

D Pantusa, F D'Alessandro, F Frega, A Francone… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The present paper further develops a coastal vulnerability index formulation (CVI) previously
proposed by the authors by integrating a new variable and redefining three variables to …

[HTML][HTML] Beach and dune erosion: Causes and interventions, case study: Kaulon archaeological site

G Barbaro, G Foti, GC Barillà, F Frega - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The dune systems are very important from an environmental, landscape, and coastal
defense point of view within coastal areas. Currently, dune systems are significantly reduced …

Wave–dune interaction and beach resilience in large-scale physical model tests

F D'Alessandro, GR Tomasicchio - Coastal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
Large-scale laboratory experiments focusing on the main physical processes driving dune
erosion have been performed in a wave flume with a sandy dune exposed to a combination …

Use of nanosilica for increasing dune erosion resistance during a sea storm

E Leone, N Kobayashi, A Francone, SD Bartolo… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dune recovery interventions that integrate natural, sustainable, and soft solutions have
become increasingly popular in coastal communities. In the present study, the reliability of …