This study was conducted within the framework of the “Coastal Morphodynamics” Working
Group (WG) of the Italian Association of Physical Geography and Geomorphology (AIGeo) …

Remote video imagery is widely used for shoreline detection, which plays a fundamental
role in geomorphological studies and in risk assessment, but, up to now, few measurements …

Coastal areas represent one of the most important economic driving forces for entire
countries. In the last decades, along coastal areas it has been observed a marked increase …

Rip currents are one of the most significant environmental hazards for beachgoers and are
of interest to coastal scientists. Several studies have been conducted to understand rip …

The distribution of anthropogenic microparticles (Mps), such as plastic and natural fibres
used in textiles, in beach sediments was studied in a human-influenced pocket beach in …

Wave-induced currents play a key role in coastal sedimentary and hydrodynamics
processes, and in particular, rip currents are probably the most widely studied aspect. Rip …

A series of numerical experiments were carried out to perform a sensitivity analysis for
existing exponential empirical formulas for pore pressure distribution inside the breakwater …

(MAnagement des Risques de l'Erosion cotière et actions de GOuvernance Transfrontalière)
approach to evaluate hydro-mophodinamic behaviuos using different methods on embayed …

This thesis proposes a study on the rip currents development within a Mediterranean
embayed beach. The rip (or cross-shore) currents are among the most investigated …