Coastal regions have important social and economic relevance and are vulnerable to
anthropogenic impacts. Port settlement and development are among the main economic …

The concept of 'working with natural processes' has wide currency in coastal zone
management. It is one of eight principles for integrated coastal zone management listed in a …

Occupation of the coast has significantly increased in recent decades, mostly due to a
greater demand for recreation and tourism. Today, erosion threatens many human-made …

The Gold Coast, Australia is a coastal resort city whose urban environment has evolved
through a series of human interventions on the natural shoreline. Such cities rely on a …

Emplacement of hard coastal defence structures, such as seawalls, revetments, groins and
breakwaters, or even ports, harbours and marinas, is commonly known as coastline …

Coastal areas have been under pressure throughout history. Today these environments are
occupied by a large portion of the world population and are dramatically affected by human …

This work sheds light on the recent evolution (≈ 1915–2015 AD) of Sepetiba Bay (SB; SE
Brazil), a subtropical coastal lagoon on the southwestern Brazilian coast, based on a …

Shoreline changes are associated with natural and anthropic factors, such as sea-level rise,
sediment budget, and beach fills. Shoreline retreat is mainly related to sediment deficit and …

The aim of this paper is to assess the changes that have occurred in coastal dune
landscapes in Catalonia (Spain, NW Mediterranean Sea) over the last decades. Data from …

Sedimentary coastal areas change rapidly and are economically and environmentally
important. This research focuses on determining the extent to which natural dynamics and …