Bridging the gap between coastal engineering and nature conservation? A review of coastal ecosystems as nature-based solutions for coastal protection

P Jordan, P Fröhle - Journal of coastal conservation, 2022 - Springer
Under the umbrella term of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) fall measures from a wide range
of disciplines. With regard to coastal protection, coastal ecosystems represent possible and …

Salt spray distribution and its impact on vegetation zonation on coastal dunes: a review

J Du, PA Hesp - Estuaries and Coasts, 2020 - Springer
Salt spray mainly originates from the bursting of bubbles in breaking waves and is often
considered as one of the dominant factors contributing to vegetation zonation in coastal …

Low-cost UAV for high-resolution and large-scale coastal dune change monitoring using photogrammetry

Q Laporte-Fauret, V Marieu, B Castelle… - Journal of Marine …, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, coastal dune data are collected at Truc Vert, SW France, using
photogrammetry via Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). A low-cost GoPro-equipped DJI …

Foredune morphological changes and beach recovery from the extreme 2013/2014 winter at a high-energy sandy coast

B Castelle, S Bujan, S Ferreira, G Dodet - Marine Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
The beach-dune response at Truc Vert, SW France, is analysed using DGPS topographic
surveys sampled every 2–4 weeks covering an alongshore distance of 1.5 km, combined …

Conceptual models of the evolution of transgressive dune field systems

PA Hesp - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper examines the evolutionary paths of some transgressive dune fields that have
formed on different coasts of the world, and presents some initial conceptual models of …

Wind flow and sedimentation in artificial vegetation: Field and wind tunnel experiments

PA Hesp, Y Dong, H Cheng, JL Booth - Geomorphology, 2019 - Elsevier
The flow dynamics within and immediately above an artificial plastic vegetation canopy are
measured in the field and wind tunnel. Artificial plants created from wooden dowels and …

Beach ridges, foredunes or transgressive dunefields? Definitions and an examination of the Torres to Tramandaí barrier system, Southern Brazil

PA Hesp, SR Dillenburg, EG Barboza… - Anais da Academia …, 2005 - SciELO Brasil
Many prograded barriers and some dunefields in theworld have been termed'beach
ridge'plains, but the actual genesis of the'ridges' is often unknown. Use of the terms, berms …

Nebkha flow dynamics and shadow dune formation

PA Hesp, TAG Smyth - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, wind flow is simulated via CFD over five 'nebkha'dune forms that range in
shape from a cone, to a hemisphere (approximately) and to a dome in order to examine the …

Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs

JD Pelletier, A Brad Murray, JL Pierce… - Earth's …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In the future, Earth will be warmer, precipitation events will be more extreme, global mean
sea level will rise, and many arid and semiarid regions will be drier. Human modifications of …

[HTML][HTML] Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate airflow and sand transport on a human-made coastal foredune dominated by offshore wind: Impact …

A Lamy, TAG Smyth, N Robin, PA Hesp - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Foredunes provide many environmental and ecosystem services including protection from
wave erosion and flooding hazards during storm events. While the impact of human …