Regional vulnerability analysis of Catalan beaches to storms

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 127-135

  Mendoza, E Tonatiuh ^a   Jiménez, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Floods and floodworks; Safety and hazards

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; EROSION; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; HAZARDS;

COASTAL VULNERABILITY INDICES; FLOOD VULNERABILITIES; FLOODS AND FLOODWORKS; SAFETY AND HAZARDS; VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS; VULNERABILITY INDEX; WEST MEDITERRANEANS;

STORMS;

BEACH; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77955206759     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2009.162.3.127     Document Type: Article

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