Human impacts quantification on the coastal landforms of Gran Canaria Island (Canary Islands)

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 286; pp. 58 - 67
• Main Authors: Ferrer-Valero, Nicolás, Hernández-Calvento, Luis, Hernández-Cordero, Antonio I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; beaches; Canary Islands; capital; Coastal landforms changes; coasts; dunes; Geodiversity; humans; Oceanic island; socioeconomics; tourism; Urban development; wetlands; Canary Islands; Urban development; Geodiversity; Coastal landforms changes; Oceanic island
• ISSN: 0169-555X; 1872-695X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.02.028

The coastal areas of the Canary Islands are particularly sensitive to changes, both from a natural perspective and for their potential socio-economic implications. In this paper, the state of conservation of an insular coast is approached from a geomorphological point of view, considering recent cha...