Erosion risk assessment of active coastal cliffs in temperate environments

Geomorphology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 82-95

  Del Río, Laura ^a   Gracia, F Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cliff recession; Hazard; Impact; Index; Risk; Sea cliffs

Indexed keywords

CLIFF; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EROSION RATE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LAND USE PLANNING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANDALUCIA; CADIZ [ANDALUCIA]; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 69749089224     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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