Coastal Processes: III(169 WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment)

Containing papers presented at the Third International Conference on Physical Coastal Processes, Management and Engineering, this book examines coastal zone dynamics, which involve complex interactions between the atmosphere, ocean, and land. Management of coastal zones is dependent on a number of factors. Large temporal and spatial differences in air-sea exchange processes and wind strength and direction result from the complex interactions referred to above. Recreational and tourism activities make demands on coastal areas. With the number and frequency of extreme events due increases with climate change, their role in changing coastal zones also needs to be considered. The book considers all of these and covers such topics as: Wave Modelling; Coastal Processes; Coastal Zone Management; Sediment Transport and Erosion.

Table of Contents:
Contents Section 1: Wave modelling Unrelenting challenges for freaque wave studies in ocean coastal regions: defining the phenomena; Spatial variability of wave energy resources around the Canary Islands; Use of X-band marine radars as a remote sensing system to survey wind-generated waves; Statistical assessment of annual patterns in coastal extreme wave conditions Section 2: Coastal processes The urban metamorphosis of La Manga and the "mediterraneanisation" process of the Mar Menor (Spain); Wind driven occurrence of the marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense in a shallow coastal water; Role of physical water properties and environmental disturbances on the diversity of coastal macrophyte and invertebrate communities in a brackish water ecosystem Section 3: Coastal zone management Social and economic forms of beach managing in Croatia; Application of an ecosystem-based spatial management approach in a coastal area in western Greece; Carrying capacity assessment in tourism: the case of Northern Sporades islands; Developing integrated remote sensing and GIS procedures for oil spill monitoring on the Libyan coast; Environmental concerns related to the construction of offshore wind parks: Baltic Sea case; Climate change and sea level rise impacts at ports and a consistent methodology to evaluate vulnerability and risk; Stability analysis of concrete seawalls against earthquake forces; Is the HidroboyaTM a suitable system to read water parameters? Section 4: Sediment transport and erosion A brief history of the sand drifts on the Jaren coast, Norway; Tracing fine-grained sediment transport around Tokyo Bay using cesium-134 and cesium-137 originating from Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant; Water level modulation of current vectors and sediment flux in a transverse bar-rip cell; Analysis, evaluation and innovative methodologies to prevent coastal erosion; Geotextile tube application on beach refurbishment in UAE; Critical wind and turbidity rise in a shallow Florida lake