Climate change is one of the issues of greatest concern to today's society. The increase in
temperatures has affected sea levels, polar masses and extreme events, among others …

Direct and indirect impacts of climate change are alarming in the coastal areas of the world,
including the Mediterranean coasts. Extreme events (such as marine storms, medicanes …

Abstract Background The Blue Economy is a recent field of study that encompasses
economic activities that depend on the sea, often associated with other economic sectors …

Low-lying coastal zones are highly subject to coastal hazards as a result of sea-level rise
enhanced by natural or anthropogenic land subsidence. A combined analysis using sea …

The global sea-level rise (SLR) projections for the next few decades are the basis for
developing flooding maps that depict the expected hazard scenarios. However, the spatially …

The coastal vulnerability along the Mediterranean coasts is increasing, especially in
response to the occurrence of tropical-like cyclones, known as Medicanes, which have …

The land transformation process in the last decades produced the urbanization growth in flat
and coastal areas all over the world. The combination of natural phenomena and human …

Coastal ecosystems and anthropic activities are prone to be affected by the negative impact
of marine-related processes induced by climate change, such as erosion, flooding and …

Coasts worldwide face a great variety of environmental impacts, as well as increased
anthropogenic pressures due to urbanization and rapid population growth. Human activities …

Offshore marine aquaculture can not only provide a large amount of high-quality food for
humans, but also effectively relieve the pressure on land space. However, it is difficult for …