Flood vulnerability assessment using an integrated approach of multi-criteria decision-making model and geospatial techniques

KS Vignesh, I Anandakumar, R Ranjan… - Modeling Earth Systems …, 2021 - Springer
Floods are one of the most devastating natural catastrophes, always associated with
massive disruption to humans, land, and the economy. The current research focusses on the …

Development of a coastal vulnerability index using analytical hierarchy process and application to Ravenna province (Italy)

I Sekovski, L Del Río, C Armaroli - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The assessment of coastal vulnerability to natural hazards is a major concern in coastal
areas worldwide, particularly in the context of climate change and increased coastal …

Mapping environmental impacts on coastal tourist áreas of oceanic islands (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands): A current and future scenarios assessment

L García-Romero, T Carreira-Galbán… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
The combination of the current sea level rise (SLR) and an increase in the frequency and
severity of sea storm events and surges, will have important environmental impacts on …

Beach drainage system: a comprehensive review of a controversial soft-engineering method

P Fischione, D Pasquali, D Celli, C Di Nucci… - Journal of Marine …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The beach drainage can be included among the soft engineering methods aimed to
counteract the shoreline retreat related to the sediment redistribution along the beach …

The effects of urban and economic development on coastal zone management

D Pasquali, A Marucci - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Performance assessment of ERA5 wave data in a swell dominated region

MF Bruno, MG Molfetta, V Totaro, M Mossa - Journal of Marine Science …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present paper deals with a performance assessment of the ERA5 wave dataset in an
ocean basin where local wind waves superimpose on swell waves. The evaluation …

Flood risk evaluation in ungauged coastal areas: The case study of Ippocampo (Southern Italy)

C Apollonio, MF Bruno, G Iemmolo, MG Molfetta… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growing concentration of population and the related increase in human activities in
coastal areas require numerical simulations to analyze the effects of flooding events that …

[HTML][HTML] Coastal vulnerability of the west coast of aceh besar: A coastal morphology assessment

M Irham, I Rusydi, HA Haridhi, I Setiawan… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The purpose of this study was to determine how vulnerable the west coast of Aceh Besar,
Aceh province, Indonesia, is in terms of its coastal morphology. This research was …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of geotechnical evaluation and shoreline evolution in coastal vulnerability index calculations

V Boumboulis, D Apostolopoulos, N Depountis… - Journal of Marine …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this specific study is to present a new weighted Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI
WF), with an emphasis given to the geotechnical evaluation and shoreline evolution rate …

A combined approach of field data and earth observation for coastal risk assessment

MF Bruno, MG Molfetta, L Pratola, M Mossa… - Sensors, 2019 - mdpi.com
The traditional approach for coastal monitoring consists in ground investigations that are
burdensome both in terms of logistics and costs, on a national or even regional scale. Earth …