Climate change effects have the potential of affecting both ocean and atmospheric
processes. These changes pose serious threats to the millions of people that live by the …

Abstract The term “Watershed-Coast System” refers to the entities consisting of watersheds
and the areas adjacent to their outlets, where sediment delivery from rivers and natural …

This paper presents a Coastal Risk Index (CRI-MED) developed to assess coastal risks and
vulnerabilities associated with the physical and socio-economic impacts of climate change …

The Mediterranean region has been identified as one of the most affected global hot-spots
for climate change, which is already manifested by faster increasing temperatures than the …

The coastal strip between the Volta River delta and the westernmost portion of Benin (West
Africa Margin of Atlantic Basin) is highly populated (eg, Lomé) due to migrations from inland …

Many worldwide coasts are under erosion with climate projections indicating that damages
will rise in future decades. Specifically, deltaic coasts are highly vulnerable systems due to …

This paper investigates the profile response of a mixed sand-gravel deltaic beach (Playa
Granada, southern Spain) forced by storm waves from varying directions. Beach morphology …

As the interface between the fluvial upland system and the open coast, global estuaries are
facing serious challenges owing to various anthropogenic activities, especially to the …

The influence of both natural and human-induced changes on the evolution of worldwide
deltas has been widely addressed; however, the variations of the submerged morphology of …

Due to the importance of coastline detection in coastal studies, different methods have been
developed in recent decades in accordance with the evolution of measuring techniques …