The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

Beach nourishment—the addition of sand to increase the width or sand volume of the beach—
is a widespread coastal management technique to counteract coastal erosion. Globally …

Climate change is and will continue altering the world's coasts, which are the most densely
populated and economically active areas on earth and home for highly valuable …

LOUISE B. FIRTH1, ANTONY M. KNIGHTS2, DANIELLE BRIDGER3, ALLY J. EVANS4,
NOVA MIESZKOWSKA5, 6, PIPPA J. MOORE4, NESSA E. O'CONNOR7, EMMA V …

Traditionally, protection of the coastal area from flooding is approached from an engineering
perspective. This approach has often resulted in negative or unforeseen impacts on local …

Abstract Since the IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR), our understanding of the
implications of climate change for coastal systems and low-lying areas (henceforth referred …

ABSTRACT Stive, MJF; de Schipper, MA; Luijendijk, AP; Aarninkhof, SGJ; van Gelder-Maas,
C.; van Thiel de Vries, JSM; de Vries, S.; Henriquez, M.; Marx, S., and Ranasinghe, R., 2013 …

Beach nourishment is not a permanent solution against beach erosion, as periodic
renourishment will be needed to maintain its effectiveness. Numerous publications show …

In a closely integrated system,(sub-) littoral sandy sediments, sandy beaches, and sand
dunes offer natural coastal protection for a host of environmentally and economically …

Cost-effective coastal flood adaptation requires a realistic valuation of losses, costs and
benefits considering the uncertainty of future flood projections and limited resources for …