Implications of sea-level rise for continental portugal

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 317-324

  Ferreira, Óscar ^a   Dias, João A ^a   Taborda, Rui ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coastal erosion; Coastal impacts; Coastal management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL LAGOON; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; RIVER BASIN; SEA LEVEL; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; EURASIA; EUROPE; FARO [PORTUGAL]; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA DE AVEIRO; RIA FORMOSA; SADO ESTUARY; SETUBAL [PORTUGAL]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TAGUS ESTUARY;

EID: 42149140653     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07A-0006.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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