The evolution of coastal and transitional environments depends upon the interplay of human
activities and natural drivers, two factors that are strongly connected and many times …

Coastal dune ecosystems have been severely degraded as a result of excessive natural
resource exploitation, urbanisation, industrial growth, and worldwide tourism. Coastal …

This study focuses on the analysis of sandy beaches by integrating sedimentological,
geomorphological, and geophysical investigations. The beach represents an extremely …

The ongoing erosion of beaches due to anthropic pressure, together with the effects of sea
level rise are expected to have devastating effects on sandy coastlines. This paper identifies …

The fate of the beaches around the world has paramount importance as they are one of the
main assets for touristic activities and act as a natural barrier for coastal protection in front of …

Urban Mediterranean beaches are often characterized by a fragile and unstable equilibrium
that can be easily altered by ongoing climate change and by the increase in human …

Mediterranean dune systems have undergone a large reduction in the last decades. The
main factors involved in this process are urbanisation promoting an alteration of dune …

The production of sediments by carbonate-producing ecosystems is an important input for
beach sediment budgets in coastal areas where no terrigenous input occurs. Calcifying …

This paper presents a detailed (1: 4000) geomorphological, sedimentological and
ecological map of a Mediterranean microtidal wave-dominated beach system and adjacent …

Coastal areas are defined by numerous opportunities and threats. Among them we can
mention emerging renewable projects and on the other hand coastal erosion. In the present …