Advances in Coastline Evolution

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 2916

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Dear Colleagues,

The coastal area is the physical interface of land and water and a highly dynamic natural system. Coastal landscapes are the result of the continuous interaction between the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere. The geological setting along with sediment supply, waves, tides, currents, and wind controls the coastal formations. The location of the coastline varies greatly through time, from the daily water level fluctuations due to tides to climatic-influenced sea-level fluctuations or the shoreline advance or retreat caused by the geologic activity. Moreover, coastal areas are very important environments for the ecosystem, including humans. Coastal areas have been inhabited since ancient times, and multiple human activities take place in them. Nowadays, many countries host a large amount of population along their coastlines. Low-elevated coastal areas host more than 600 million people, approximately 10% of the world’s population. Thus, the combination of natural factors and anthropogenic actions affect the evolution of the coastal zone. In many cases, these processes result in the gradual increase of phenomena such as floods and erosion in coastal areas.

This Special Issue focus on the scientific advances in coastline evolution. Coastline evolution is a vital way for the integrated management of coastal zones. In this context, this Special Issue invites papers dealing with:

  • coastline evolution: hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes, natural coastal zones, sea level rise, geosphere, coastal environments, coastal habitants, and ecosystems,
  • land use changes, salinization, air, water and soil pollution/degradation, climate changes, natural resources, coastal megacities, coastal engineering, artificial coasts, loss of biodiversity in coastal areas,
  • natural hazards evolution: all atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic and geomorphologic hazardous natural phenomena that potentially affect coastal areas,
  • coastline changes: mapping, monitoring, modeling, GIS and EO data, geo-engineering coastlines, land reclamation, management of coastal zone.

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Dr. George D. Bathrellos
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Keywords

  • coastal dynamic processes
  • sea-level rise
  • coastal environments
  • pollution/degradation of coastal zone
  • climatic changes
  • coastline changes
  • natural hazards in coastal areas
  • coastal zone management

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Risks Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements’ Contamination in the Egyptian Red Sea Surficial Sediments
by Hassan I. Farhat, Ahmed Gad, Ahmed Saleh and Sahar M. Abd El Bakey
Land 2022, 11(9), 1560; https://doi.org/10.3390/land11091560 - 14 Sep 2022
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Abstract
The potential impact of tourism, industrial, and urban activities on Egypt’s Red Sea coastline, which is well-known for its economic and environmental importance, was investigated at fifteen coastal sites. In the present study, the concentration of cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper [...] Read more.
The potential impact of tourism, industrial, and urban activities on Egypt’s Red Sea coastline, which is well-known for its economic and environmental importance, was investigated at fifteen coastal sites. In the present study, the concentration of cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in marine sediments from these sites, was determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometers (ICP-MS). In detail, various pollution indices, statistical analyses, and spatial distribution patterns were used to assess the pollution status, impacts of human activities, ecological risks, and sources of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in surface marine sediment. A detailed comparison with up-to-date data was conducted. These sediments were composed predominantly of fine and very fine sands. Mean grain size distribution typically depends on the source of the sediment from the following two prime sources: terrigenous (autochthonous) and biogenic (allochthonous). The detected PTE mean concentrations were as follows: Fe > Mn > Zn > Cr > Ni > Pb > Co > Cu > Cd. Multivariate statistical analysis results revealed their close distribution and association. Cd and Pb levels in the studied area have been slightly impacted by anthropogenic inputs. According to the calculated pollution indices, although a minimal or moderate contamination degree was detected in the study area, it was determined that there was a low to moderate ecological risk. The slightly high degree of contamination and risk centered in the middle of the study area around phosphate mining and related activities. More attention should be given to the concentrations and sources of Cd, Ni, and Pb as the main pollution factors. Full article
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