Coastal risk assessment of a micro-tidal littoral plain in response to sea level rise

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 22-35

  Benassai, Guido ^a   Di Paola, Gianluigi ^b   Aucelli, Pietro Patrizio Ciro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Relative sea level rise; Risk assessment; Sele coastal plain; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

BEACHES; DAMAGE DETECTION; FLOODS; GLOBAL WARMING; HAZARDS; OCEAN CURRENTS; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEA LEVEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORE PROTECTION; STORMS;

ALLUVIAL PLAINS; ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE; COASTAL PLAIN; COASTAL PROTECTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL RISE; RETURN PERIODS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

COASTAL PROTECTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; STORM SURGE; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84918798937     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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