Coastal Geomorphology Response to Environmental and Climate Change
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 April 2025) | Viewed by 705
Special Issue Editors
2. RISCO, Civil Engineering Department, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal 3. proMetheus, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, 4900-348 Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Interests: coastal management; coastal morpho and hydrodynamics; integrated coastal spatial planning; satellite oceanography; coastal overtopping and flooding; GIS and remote sensing, machine learning, and artificial intelligence
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2. Porto University Center (CUP), Lusofona University, 4000-098 Porto, Portugal
Interests: coastal management; coastal phenomena; forecasting capacity; coastal structures design; shoreline evolution in medium- to long-term perspective; cost–benefit analysis of coastal erosion mitigation solutions; integrated coastal zone planning and management and the development of coastal numerical tools
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Coastal environments worldwide are highly dynamic areas characterised by rich biodiversity and rapid morphological changes. However, they are also subject to significant anthropogenic pressure and environmental changes. The response of coastal geomorphology is closely linked to sediment dynamics, and is influenced by coastal interventions, infrastructure developments, and environmental changes such as variations in waves, currents, and storms. Understanding these responses is essential to prevent coastal degradation, to maintain coastal planning and management, and to enhance their resilience to anthropogenic pressures and climate change.
It is crucial to disseminate the latest scientific knowledge on sediment planning, management, and dynamics in coastal environments in response to both natural and climate-induced changes, as well as the impact of built infrastructure. This Special Issue invites significant research contributions on in situ and remote sensing sediment monitoring (both natural and artificial), natural coastal deposition and artificial nourishment, coastal erosion and morphodynamics, coastal dredging, the effects of climate change, and decision support systems. Case studies that address specific challenges are particularly welcome, as are analytical, physical, and numerical modelling contributions, and novel approaches that involve machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Dr. Joaquim Pais-Barbosa
Dr. Márcia Lima
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- geomorphology
- climate change
- infrastructures
- modelling
- nature-based solutions
- monitoring
- machine learning and artificial intelligence
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