Shifting sands? Coastal protection by sand banks, beaches and dunes

Coastal Engineering

Volumn 87, Issue , 2014, Pages 136-146

  Hanley, M E ^a   Hoggart, S P G ^a   Simmonds, D J ^a   Bichot, A ^b   Colangelo, M A ^c   Bozzeda, F ^c   Heurtefeux, H ^b   Ondiviela, B ^d   Ostrowski, R ^e   Recio, M ^d   Trude, R ^a   Zawadzka Kahlau, E ^f   Thompson, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b Entente Interdepartementale pour la Demoustication du Littoral Mediterraneen   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL HYDRAULICS INSTITUTE IH CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^e INSTITUTE OF HYDRO ENGINEERING   (Poland)

^f Institute of Meteorology and Water Management Maritime Branch Gdynia   (Poland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal protection; Ecosystem services; Nourishment; Sand dunes; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; FLOODS; RESTORATION; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL PROTECTION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; NOURISHMENT; SAND DUNES; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT;

SHORE PROTECTION;

BEACH NOURISHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL PROTECTION; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DUNE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EUROPEAN UNION; FLOODING; SANDBANK; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM SURGE; SUBSIDENCE;

EUROPE;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84896544620     PISSN: 03783839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coastaleng.2013.10.020     Document Type: Article

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