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The historical evolution of sandy beaches on the coast of Alicante (Spain) has been analysed from aerial images from 1956 to 2019. The beach nourishments carried out in the 1990s to avoid coastal damages and to improve the touristic offer were studied. Shoreline evolution and beach surface has been...
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oapen-20.500.12657-560852022-06-02T03:22:01Z Chapter Experiences with beach nourishments on the coast of Alicante, Spain Pagán, José Ignacio López Úbeda, Isabel Aragonés, Luis Tenza-Abril, Antonio José Shoreline Beach nourishment Sediment change GIS Erosion Posidonia oceanica The historical evolution of sandy beaches on the coast of Alicante (Spain) has been analysed from aerial images from 1956 to 2019. The beach nourishments carried out in the 1990s to avoid coastal damages and to improve the touristic offer were studied. Shoreline evolution and beach surface has been obtained using GIS. The change of the sediment composition, from gravel to sand, due to the fills has caused a relevant imbalance. Beach nourishments failed its main aim of avoiding the shoreline erosion, causing environmental damages to the nearby Posidonia oceanica meadows. 2022-06-01T12:13:10Z 2022-06-01T12:13:10Z 2020 chapter ONIX_20220601_9788855181471_268 2704-5846 9788855181471 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/56085 eng Proceedings e report application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International 14807.pdf https://books.fupress.com/doi/capitoli/978-88-5518-147-1_44 Firenze University Press 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.44 10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.44 bf65d21a-78e5-4ba2-983a-dbfa90962870 9788855181471 126 10 Florence open access |
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The historical evolution of sandy beaches on the coast of Alicante (Spain) has been analysed from aerial images from 1956 to 2019. The beach nourishments carried out in the 1990s to avoid coastal damages and to improve the touristic offer were studied. Shoreline evolution and beach surface has been obtained using GIS. The change of the sediment composition, from gravel to sand, due to the fills has caused a relevant imbalance. Beach nourishments failed its main aim of avoiding the shoreline erosion, causing environmental damages to the nearby Posidonia oceanica meadows. |
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