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Present and future flooding and erosion along the NW Spanish Mediterranean Coast

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Coastal flooding and eros-ion caused by extreme events are the main factors responsible for beach hazards. This effect will be exacerbated by the sea level rise induced by climate change.
Xavier Sánchez-Artús, Vicente Gracia, Manuel Espino, Joan Pau Sierra, Jordi Pinyol, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla   +5 more
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The impacts of coastal flooding and sea level rise on critical infrastructure: a novel storyline approach

Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 2022
This study presents an event-based storyline framework to assess the influence of future climatic and socioeconomic conditions on coastal flood impacts to critical infrastructure.
E. Koks, D. Le Bars, A. Essenfelder, S. Nirandjan, P. Sayers   +4 more
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Physical Instability of Individuals Exposed to Storm‐Induced Coastal Flooding: Vulnerability of New Yorkers During Hurricane Sandy

Water Resources Research, 2021
Flood risk assessment requires a quantitative understanding of hazards and vulnerability. In the coastal built environment, the human's vulnerability to combined hazards due to the floodwater and winds is an integral component of flood risks. The present
Yifan Wang, R. Marsooli
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Hazards, Vulnerability, and Risk Analysis on Wave Overtopping and Coastal Flooding in Low-Lying Coastal Areas: The Case of Costa da Caparica, Portugal

Water, 2021
Coastal areas are densely populated areas, and they have been experiencing increasing pressures as a consequence of population growth, but also because of climate change aggravation.
J. Ferreira, Fábio Santos Cardona, Catarina Jóia Santos, J. Tenedório   +3 more
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An Index-Based Method to Assess the Resilience of Urban Areas to Coastal Flooding: The Case of Attica, Greece

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2023
The aim of this study is to assess the resilience of coastal urban areas and their exposure to sea-level rise and coastal flooding, using the proposed Coastal Resilience Index (CResI). The CResI is an innovative combination of diverse characteristics. It
Charalampos Nikolaos Roukounis, Vasiliki K. Tsoukala, Vassilios A. Tsihrintzis   +2 more
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Flood risk management in Flanders: past developments and future challenges [PDF]

, 2013
This paper presents the state of the art of flood risk management in Flanders, a low-lying region in the northern part of Belgium which is vulnerable to flooding.
De Maeyer, Philippe, Deckers, Pieter, Kellens, Wim, Meire, Ellen, Vanneuville, Wouter, Verfaillie, Els   +5 more
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Spatio-Temporal pattern of coastal flooding due to microclimate change and mangrove deforestation in Semarang and Demak Coastal Area [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The coastal area of Semarang-Demak has a high intensity of economic activity, indicated by the presence of industry, housing, and other socio-economic activities.
Widjonarko, Purnaweni Hartuti, Maryono
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Hazard assessment and hydrodynamic, morphodynamic, and hydrological response to Hurricane Gamma and Hurricane Delta on the northern Yucatán Peninsula [PDF]

Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2022
Barrier islands in tropical regions are prone to coastal flooding and erosion during hurricane events. The Yucatán coast, characterized by karstic geology and the presence of barrier islands, was impacted by Hurricane Gamma and Hurricane Delta in October 
A. Torres-Freyermuth, A. Torres-Freyermuth, G. Medellín, G. Medellín, J. A. Kurczyn, J. A. Kurczyn, R. Pacheco-Castro, R. Pacheco-Castro, J. Arriaga, J. Arriaga, C. M. Appendini, C. M. Appendini, M. E. Allende-Arandía, M. E. Allende-Arandía, J. A. Gómez, J. A. Gómez, G. L. Franklin, G. L. Franklin, J. Zavala-Hidalgo   +18 more
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Long-Term Dynamic of Land Reclamation and Its Impact on Coastal Flooding: A Case Study in Xiamen, China

Land, 2021
While land reclaimed from the sea meets the land demand for coastal development, it simultaneously causes socio-economic systems to be prone to coastal flooding induced by storm surges and sea-level rise.
Lilai Xu, Shengping Ding, V. Nitivattananon, Jianxiong Tang   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A global classification of coastal flood hazard climates associated with large-scale oceanographic forcing

Scientific Reports, 2017
Coastal communities throughout the world are exposed to numerous and increasing threats, such as coastal flooding and erosion, saltwater intrusion and wetland degradation.
Ana Rueda, Sean Vitousek, Paula Camus, Antonio Tomás, Antonio Espejo, Inigo J. Losada, Patrick L. Barnard, Li H. Erikson, Peter Ruggiero, Borja G. Reguero, Fernando J. Mendez   +10 more
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