An integrated method for the determination of set-back lines for coastal erosion hazards on sandy shores

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1030-1044

  Ferreira, Óscar ^a   Garcia, Tiago ^b   Matias, Ana ^b   Taborda, Rui ^c   Dias, J Alveirinho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b CIACOMAR   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algarve; Coastal hazards; Extreme storms; Mapping; Overwashes; Portugal; Ria Formosa; Sea level rise; Shoreline evolution

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ALGARVE; ANCAO PENINSULA; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33744828412     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2005.12.016     Document Type: Article

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