The impact of watershed management on coastal morphology: A case study using an integrated approach and numerical modeling

Geomorphology

Volumn 211, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-63

  Samaras, Achilleas G ^a   Koutitas, Christopher G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Coastal morphology; Integrated approach; Land use changes; Numerical modeling; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL EVOLUTION; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND USE CHANGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATERSHED;

GREECE;

EID: 84897600901     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.12.029     Document Type: Article

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