Towards management of coastal erosion problems and human structure impacts using GIS tools: Case study in Ragusa Province, Southern Sicily, Italy

Environmental Geology

Volumn 48, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 646-659

  Anfuso, G ^a   Martinez Del Pozo J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Erosion; Management; Port; Sicily

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DATABASE SYSTEMS; EROSION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROCESSES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EROSION MANAGEMENT; PORT; SICILY;

COASTAL ZONES;

COASTAL EROSION; CONSTRUCTION; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GIS; PORT DEVELOPMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; RAGUSA; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 26944450112     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-005-1322-2     Document Type: Article

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