Morphological and economic impacts of rising sea levels on cliff-backed platform beaches in southern Portugal

Morphological and economic impacts of rising sea levels on cliff-backed platform beaches in southern Portugal

Projections from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) point to a global mean sea level rise (SLR) of close to 1 m by 2100 for a worst-case scenario. This will have a significant impact on coastal areas worldwide, primarily by modifying the shoreline position and coastal morphology,...

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Main Authors: Bon de Sousa, L. (Author), Ferreira, O. (Author), Loureiro, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2018
Subjects:
Beach carrying capacity
beach morphology
beach nourishment
Beach nourishment
beach profile
Beach profile
carrying capacity
coastal evolution
cost-benefit analysis
economic impact
Embayed beaches
geomorphological response
livelihood
Morphological evolution
Portugal
sea level change
Sea level rise
shoreline change
tourism economics
vulnerability
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