Coastal vulnerability in barrier islands: The high risk areas of the Ria Formosa (Portugal) system

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 478-486

  Ceia, Filipe Rafael ^a   Patrício, Joana ^a   Marques, João Carlos ^a   Dias, João Alveirinho ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLANDS; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; EVOLUTION RATE; EXISTING STRUCTURE; HIGH-RISK AREAS; HUMAN ACTIONS; IN-SITU; LONGSHORE DRIFT; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS; ON CURRENTS; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOFT TECHNIQUES; STORM EROSION; VULNERABLE AREA; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGY; COASTAL ZONES; INDIUM ARSENIDE; SEA LEVEL;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BARRIER ISLAND; COASTAL STRUCTURE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; LONGSHORE TRANSPORT; RISK FACTOR; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHORELINE; STAKEHOLDER; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

FARO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; RIA FORMOSA;

EID: 77955773737     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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