Anticipate response of climate change on coastal risks at regional scale in Aquitaine and Languedoc Roussillon (France)

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-56

  Vinchon, C ^a   Aubie, S ^a   Balouin, Y ^a   Closset, L ^a   Garcin, M ^a   Idier, D ^a   Mallet, C ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS;

CLIMATIC CHANGES; COASTAL PROCESSES; COASTAL SYSTEMS; HAZARDOUS EVENTS; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT APPROACHES; MARINE FLOODING; REGIONAL SCALES; SETTLEMENT DEVELOPMENTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; EROSION; FLOODING; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

AQUITAINE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 57649092516     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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