Evolution of Coastal Works in Portugal and their Interference with Local Morphodynamics

Coastal zones are dynamic areas undergoing continuous changes in response to natural and anthropogenic actions. In the paper an overview of the different types of coastal defense works built in Portugal will be presented, giving special attention to their evolution during the last decades, the main...

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Published inJournal of coastal research Vol. SI; no. 56; pp. 757 - 761
Main Authors Rosa-Santos, P., Veloso-Gomes, F., Taveira-Pinto, F., Silva, R., Pais-Barbosa, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Fort Lauderdale Coastal Education & Research Foundation (CERF) 01.01.2009
Allen Press Inc
Subjects
Anthropogenic factors
Armor
Beaches
Breakwaters
Climate change
Coastal
Coastal environments
Coastal Geomorphology
Coastal works
Coastal zone
Coasts
Construction
Design engineering
Dynamics
Evolution
Harbors
Interference
Mathematical models
Modeling
Revetments
Sediment transport
Sediments
Shorelines
Soil erosion
Swimming accidents & safety
Portugal
ANE, Portugal
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Summary:Coastal zones are dynamic areas undergoing continuous changes in response to natural and anthropogenic actions. In the paper an overview of the different types of coastal defense works built in Portugal will be presented, giving special attention to their evolution during the last decades, the main problems affecting them, and how experience gathered with previous works has been included in current design practices. The role of numerical models as a mean to understand and to foresee coastal systems' morphodynamics will be also discussed. The importance of numerical modeling as an effective decision support and design tool will be stressed based on examples from the Portuguese coast. The interference of coastal works with local morphodynamics will also be discussed using GIS techniques applied to Portuguese case studies.
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ISSN:0749-0208
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