Coastal area constitutes a vulnerable environment and requires special attention to
preserve ecosystems and human activities therein. To this aim, many studies have been …

Sustaining coastal ecosystems from the impact of rising sea levels is vital since they offer
environmental services that are considered critical for humans' well-being. The Coastal …

Resilience is widely seen as an important attribute of coastal systems and, as a concept, is
increasingly prominent in policy documents. However, there are conflicting ideas on what …

In deltaic areas, riverine and coastal waters interact; hence, these highly dynamic
environments are particularly sensitive to climate change. This adds to existing …

The aim of this specific study is to present a new weighted Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI
WF), with an emphasis given to the geotechnical evaluation and shoreline evolution rate …

The sea-level rise has intensified the erosion of coastal zones, whereby the coastal
management requires tools to evaluate and predict the dynamics of shoreline. In this paper …

Coastal communities are exposed to various environmental risks, including natural hazards
such as storm surges and flooding. As climate change has escalated, the management of …

From an environmental and economic perspective, Kuwait's coastal zone is highly
vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR). This paper aims to assess SLR's impact on Kuwait's …

The coastal area around the settlement of Stara Baška (Krk Island, NE channel zone of
Adriatic Sea) is in a delicate geodynamic balance. The main causes are the geological …

Coastal environmental degradation–or the reduction of the capacity of coastal environments
to meet social and ecological objectives and needs–is both a driver and a consequence of …