Development of a coastal vulnerability index using analytical hierarchy process and application to Ravenna province (Italy)

I Sekovski, L Del Río, C Armaroli - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The assessment of coastal vulnerability to natural hazards is a major concern in coastal
areas worldwide, particularly in the context of climate change and increased coastal …

Loss and recovery potential of marine habitats: an experimental study of factors maintaining resilience in subtidal algal forests at the Adriatic Sea

S Perkol-Finkel, L Airoldi - PLoS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Predicting and abating the loss of natural habitats present a huge challenge in
science, conservation and management. Algal forests are globally threatened by loss and …

Dune reconstruction and revegetation as a potential measure to decrease coastal erosion and flooding under extreme storm conditions

T Fernández-Montblanc, E Duo, P Ciavola - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2020 - Elsevier
The high water level and extreme waves that occur during a storm may threaten coastal
landscapes, including densely populated zones that may also suffer from erosion …

[HTML][HTML] A Digital Twin modelling framework for the assessment of seagrass Nature Based Solutions against storm surges

UPA Pillai, N Pinardi, J Alessandri, I Federico… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper we demonstrate a novel framework for assessing nature-based solutions
(NBSs) in coastal zones using a new suite of numerical models that provide a virtual …

[HTML][HTML] GIS-based soil maps as tools to evaluate land capability and suitability in a coastal reclaimed area (Ravenna, northern Italy)

M De Feudis, G Falsone, M Gherardi… - International Soil and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Land capability and suitability maps are useful tools for soil resource conservation. This
study aimed to build land capability and suitability maps using a multi-thematic approach by …

UAV photogrammetry and ground surveys as a mapping tool for quickly monitoring shoreline and beach changes

A Zanutta, A Lambertini, L Vittuari - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The aim of this work is to evaluate UAV photogrammetric and GNSS techniques to
investigate coastal zone morphological changes due to both natural and anthropogenic …

Critical storm thresholds for significant morphological changes and damage along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

C Armaroli, P Ciavola, L Perini, L Calabrese, S Lorito… - Geomorphology, 2012 - Elsevier
The definition of storm morphological thresholds along the coast of the Emilia-Romagna
Region strictly depends on its configuration and variability. The region is located in northern …

Storms, shoreface morphodynamics, sand supply, and the accretion and erosion of coastal dune barriers in the southern North Sea

EJ Anthony - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
The coast of the southern North Sea is bound by dune barriers that have developed
adjacent to a shallow storm-and tide-dominated shoreface comprising numerous shore …

Land subsidence in coastal environments: Knowledge advance in the Venice coastland by TerraSAR-X PSI

L Tosi, CD Lio, P Teatini, T Strozzi - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The use of satellite SAR interferometric methods has significantly improved the monitoring of
ground movements over the last decades, thus opening new possibilities for a more …

High-resolution electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) to characterize the spatial extension of freshwater lenses in a salinized coastal aquifer

N Greggio, BMS Giambastiani, E Balugani, C Amaini… - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-resolution electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) with electrode spacing of 1 m proved
to be an effective methodology to characterize ephemeral, sparse, and discontinuous …