Land degradation has become one of the biggest environmental challenges human society
is currently facing, which is why understanding the global pattern of this land crisis is …

Coastal zones have large social, economic and environmental values. They are more
densely populated than the hinterland and concentrate large economic assets, critical …

CONTEXT The Mediterranean basin and specifically Northeast Italy are recognised as
climate change hotspots. The latter is a key socio-economic area in Europe among the most …

Cities and settlements by the sea Page 1 Singapore Management University Institutional
Knowledge at Singapore Management University Research Collection College of Integrative …

Satellite‐derived shoreline observations combined with dynamic shoreline models enable
fine‐scale predictions of coastal change across large spatiotemporal scales. Here, we …

Extreme waves will undergo changes in the future when exposed to different climate change
scenarios. These changes are evaluated through the analysis of significant wave height (Hs) …

Publicly available satellite imagery can now provide multi-decadal time series of shoreline
data from local to global scale, enabling analysis of sandy beach shoreline variability across …

Coastal erosion is a normal process of nature. However, the rate of coastal erosion, and the
frequency and intensity of coastal flooding events, are now on the rise around the world due …

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 …

Coastal restoration is often distrusted and, at best, implemented at small scales, which
hampers its potential for coastal adaptation. Present technical, economic and management …