Coasts worldwide are facing enormous challenges relating to extreme water levels,
inundation and coastal erosion. These challenges need to be addressed with consideration …

Worldwide, climate change adaptation in coastal areas is a growing challenge. The most
common solutions such as seawalls and breakwaters are expensive and often lead to …

Coastal areas are highly vulnerable to climate-change hazards (eg, sea-level rise, flooding,
coastal erosion), which can lead to significant impacts at the ecosystem and societal level …

Sea hazards are increasingly threatening worldwide coastal areas, which are among the
most strategic resources of the Earth in supporting human population, economy and the …

The Ovar coastline is characterized as one of the coastal areas with the highest vulnerability
and risk of erosion in the Portuguese coast. The high-energy coast is further threatened by a …

Worldwide, artificial nourishments are being considered as one of the main coastal erosion
mitigation measures. However, this solution is not permanent, since the natural removal of …

Coastal tourism is crucial for the development of sustainable coastal cities, since it depends
on the interaction of natural resources and critical infrastructure. However, handling the …

Wave overtopping, mainly caused by growing coastal erosion processes, directly affects
populations, causing coastal flooding and potential damages. This work aims to develop the …

This work aims to provide a more complete characterization of coastal erosion mitigation
and climate change adaptation measures by presenting a participatory approach that …

Beach–dune systems are highly dynamic features of the coastal system, the evolution of
which is influenced by several processes that occur at very different spatial and temporal …