Multi-decadal variations in delta shorelines and their relationship to river sediment supply: An assessment and review

M Besset, EJ Anthony, F Bouchette - Earth-science reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
The inception, growth, and decline of numerous large and small river deltas on Earth have
been strongly influenced by human population dynamics and interventions on catchments …

Coastal zone changes in West Africa: Challenges and opportunities for satellite earth observations

R Almar, T Stieglitz, KA Addo, K Ba, GA Ondoa… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The West African coastal population and ecosystems are increasingly exposed to a
multitude of hazards. These are likely to be exacerbated by global climate change and direct …

Coastal vulnerability assessment of the West African coast to flooding and erosion

OA Dada, R Almar, P Morand - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Global coastal areas are at risk due to geomorphological issues, climate change-induced
sea-level rise, and increasing human population, settlements, and socioeconomic activities …

Effect of coastal land use change on coastline dynamics along the Nigerian Transgressive Mahin mud coast

OA Dada, AO Agbaje, RB Adesina… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the last ten decades, the coastal zone has been experiencing population growth and
incomparable developments that are in discordance with the dynamic nature of the coastal …

Towards West African coastal social-ecosystems sustainability: Interdisciplinary approaches

O Dada, R Almar, P Morand, F Menard - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The coastal system can be regarded as co-evolving socio-economic and ecological systems
undergoing intense environmental pressures owing to the mechanisms of change exerted …

Shoal morphodynamics of the Changjiang (Yangtze) estuary: Influences from river damming, estuarine hydraulic engineering and reclamation projects

W Wei, Z Dai, X Mei, JP Liu, S Gao, S Li - Marine Geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Concerns regarding estuarine shoal morphodynamics have increased worldwide because
of intensive anthropogenic activities. To explore response of estuarine shoals to possible …

Recent coastal sea-level variations and flooding events in the Nigerian Transgressive Mud coast of Gulf of Guinea

OA Dada, R Almar, MI Oladapo - Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Significant warming and sea-level rise that will greatly impact the coastal zone is expected to
intensify the coastal flooding occurrence on low-lying coasts in the next few decades. This …

The spatiotemporal shoreline dynamics of a delta under natural and anthropogenic conditions from 1950 to 2018: A dramatic case from the Eastern Mediterranean

E Özpolat, T Demir - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The construction of dams on rivers feeding deltas has caused rapid shoreline retreat of
many deltas around the world. To show that the retreat has been due to anthropogenic …

Spatial distributions and risk assessment of heavy metals and PAH in the southwestern Nigeria coastal water and estuaries, Gulf of Guinea

AO Nubi, SO Popoola, OA Dada, OO Oyatola… - Journal of African Earth …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spatial distributions and risk assessment of heavy metals (HM) and polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon (PAH) in water and sediments of two southwestern Nigeria estuaries (Awoye …

Shoreline evolutionary trends along calabrian coasts: Causes and classification

G Foti, G Barbaro, GC Barillà, P Mancuso… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The issue of coastal erosion currently affects most of the world's coastal territories. This
erosion is generally caused by an alteration of coastal and river dynamics both due to the …