What has happened to coastal dunes in the last half century? A multitemporal coastal landscape analysis in Central Italy

The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global environments, this comprehensive volume demonstrates that human impact on landforms and land-forming processes is profound, due to various driving forces, including: use of fire; extinction of fauna; development of agriculture, urbanisation, and globalisation; and new methods of harnessing energy. The book explores the ways in which future climate change due to anthropogenic causes may further magnify effects on geomorphology, with respect to future hazards such as floods and landslides, the state of the cryosphere, and sea level. The book concludes with a consideration of the ways in which landforms are now being managed and protected. Covering all major aspects of geomorphology, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students studying geomorphology, environmental science and physical geography, and for all researchers of geomorphology.

Geomorphology in the Anthropocene

Overview of erosion and beach quality issues in three Southern European countries: Portugal, Spain and Italy

Linking restoration ecology with coastal dune restoration

https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa25977/Download/0025977-01042016142604.pdf

Effects of storm clustering on beach/dune evolution

Extensive Spanish dune areas were totally altered and destroyed in the course of massive tourist urbanization and road construction projects during the 1960's–1970's. Littoral drift interruption by harbour and marinas as well as sand mining for construction and agriculture purposes also contributed to accelerated dune erosion. Furthermore, human trampling, refuse dumping, excessive dune recreational pressure, use of all-terrain vehicles and cropping, are amongst the main causes contributing and accelerating physical and ecological degradation of most Spanish dune systems. Before 1988, Spanish coastal dunes were totally unprotected. The 1988 Spanish Shore Act (“Ley de Costas”) arose with the aim of regulating the coastal activities and preventing littoral destruction. The Spanish Shore Act protects all coastal dunes precludes their destruction by sand mining and any other form of development, . However, this law still does not prevent some of the above negative activities occuring. Furthermore, th...

https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-coastal-research/volume-36/issue-sp1/1551-5036-36.sp1.325/Sand-dune-management-problems-and-techniques-Spain/10.2112/1551-5036-36.sp1.325.pdf

Sand dune management problems and techniques, Spain.

The main purpose of this paper is to present a crit ical review of different beach restoration projects conducted since 1992 till toda y at the northern coast of Cadiz (Chipiona and Rota counties) by analyzing the diffe rent coastal engineering and coastal management considerations used in their design. In particular, four different cases of beach nourishment projects are analyzed, having eac h one specific and interesting points to be stressed : a) Regla beach nourishment project ; b) Rota beach nourishment project; c) Punta Candor dune restoration project ; and d) L a Ballena nourishment project.

A critical review of beach restorations projects in the Northern coast of Cadiz (Spain) after thirteen years

A critical review of beach restoration projects in the northern coast of cadiz (spain) after thirteen years

This paper describes several results on beach nourishment and harbour management interaction, within the authors' area of responsibility. These positive results show the socio-economic benefits which can be achieved through effectively combining harbour and coastal requirements.

https://icce-ojs-tamu.tdl.org/icce/index.php/icce/article/download/5197/4875

Jose L. Ramírez

Papers

Sand dune management problems and techniques, Spain.

A critical review of beach restorations projects in the Northern coast of Cadiz (Spain) after thirteen years

A critical review of beach restoration projects in the northern coast of cadiz (spain) after thirteen years

The Complementary Interaction between Beach Nourishment and Harbour Management: Four Cases in Spain

A critical review of urban beach nourishment projects in cadiz city after twelve years