Search results

Create the page "Coastal flooding management" on this wiki! See also the search results found.

• Case study: Applying ASMITA to UK estuaries
  ...al coastal defences, protecting the low lying land surround estuaries from flooding. Estuaries may also be used for recreational activities such as sailing, f ...nd morphologies of estuaries can lead to complex and sometimes conflicting management demands. In order to manage estuaries effectively it is important to be abl
  7 KB (1,063 words) - 11:37, 13 November 2021
• Global Forum of Oceans, Coasts and Islands
  ...onomic Zone already have limited capacity to manage those zones, and these management issues will only be compounded by [[climate change]]. ...global impacts, to monitoring and management approaches across vulnerable coastal and marine [[ecosystems]], and to the benefits as well as the risks of [[cl
  16 KB (2,281 words) - 16:59, 1 August 2019
• Coastal management
  {{Definition|title=coastal management ...rated coastal zone management]], both stressing the interrelated nature of coastal [[ecosystems]] with each other and the cross-cutting implications of human
  2 KB (294 words) - 12:49, 8 October 2021
• Birds Directive, Habitats Directive, NATURA 2000
  * Encourage the management of features of the landscape which are essential for the migration, dispers ...changes in annual and seasonal precipitation, desertification, erosion and flooding; and this will in turn affect birds, protected habitats and conservation ar
  7 KB (1,054 words) - 15:00, 7 October 2021
• Stakeholder analysis
  ...t. It provides an introduction to a new qualitative approach to developing management strategies through a [[Problem structuring in decision-making processes|str ...cess of a project or a planning process. When an [[Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)]] process is launched, this requires the involvement of any relevant
  7 KB (1,007 words) - 17:34, 13 July 2020
• Light revetments built-in into artificial dunes
  ...Maritime Offices (in Gdynia, Słupsk and Szczecin) has the Inspectorate of Coastal Protection, responsible for defence measures undertaken at individual shore ...f Parliament of Republic of Poland (2003) on establishment of long term ‘Coastal Protection Program’ (see [[Policy in Poland]])</ref>).
  4 KB (532 words) - 13:45, 16 February 2024
• Biodiversity in the European Seas
  ...surface area of 750 000 km². It is rather a young ecosystem formed by the flooding of a landmass some 20 000 years ago. Its coast and waters are still being c ...fects of fisheries on marine biodiversity|fisheries]], [[Eutrophication in coastal environments|eutrophication]], offshore industry, maritime traffic, industr
  26 KB (3,907 words) - 18:35, 21 February 2024
• Salinization adaptation and freshwater supply for agriculture in the Dutch Delta
  ...utions, is dealt with in the article [[Groundwater management in low-lying coastal zones]]. ...omic development of the Delta region was highly stimulated. Safety against flooding is nowadays on a high standard, nonetheless [[sea level rise]] and [[climat
  15 KB (2,136 words) - 12:58, 8 October 2021
• Coastal grazing marsh
  ...dlife'', '''6/2''', 89-98.</ref> (Ward 1994), 'coastal wet grassland' and 'coastal grazing marsh'. ...ore specifically ‘coastal grazing marsh’ is applied to sites where the coastal wet grassland is derived from marine sediments (mostly those from which a [
  8 KB (1,285 words) - 14:50, 7 October 2021
• Mangroves
  ...ctioning and adaptation to habitat conditions. An introduction is given to management aspects, discussing threats, conservation and [[Ecosystem rehabilitation|re ...tal Engineering 94: 47–62</ref>). Mangals therefore fulfill an important coastal protection function.
  42 KB (6,310 words) - 17:09, 21 April 2024
• Seagrass meadows
  ...ngs and seahorses. They are important for the geomorphology and ecology of coastal ecosystems through processes such as stabilizing sediments, recycling nutri ...s generally inhabit the protected shallow waters of temperate and tropical coastal areas. Seagrass can be patchy, but more often it forms large swaths of vege
  37 KB (5,414 words) - 20:23, 24 December 2023
• Coastal squeeze
  {{Definition|title=Coastal squeeze ...Pontee, N. 2013. Defining coastal squeeze: A discussion. Ocean and Coastal Management 84: 204-207</ref>}}
  7 KB (1,034 words) - 13:09, 6 March 2022
• Experiences with beach nourishments in Portugal
  ...utions. For definitions of coastal terms, see the article [[definitions of coastal terms]]. For information on different types of nourishment, see [[shore nou ===Type of coastal erosion===
  37 KB (5,937 words) - 18:06, 18 January 2022
• Spatial and temporal variability of salt marshes
  A [[Salt_marshes | salt marsh]] (Figure 1) is a tidal wetland in the upper coastal intertidal zone between salty or brackish water. They replace [[mangroves]] ...hes<ref name="Salt marsh"/>. Salt marshes protect the lowlands from marine flooding by damping storm and waves and by slowing flows pushing inland (Allen, 2000
  18 KB (2,451 words) - 18:54, 7 March 2023
• Revetments
  ...er be buried into an artificial dune. (Danish Coastal Authority<ref>Danish Coastal Authority, 1998. "Menneske, Hav, Kyst og Sand". (in Danish), (Man, Sea Coas ...cation of the coastline, but it will not arrest the ongoing erosion in the coastal profile, and the beach in front of the revetment will gradually disappear.
  6 KB (972 words) - 23:01, 26 March 2024
• Coastal protection
  {{ Definition| title = Coastal protection ...ften at the expense of losing the beach and the dynamic coastal landscape. Coastal protection often consists of hard structures such as revetments, [[#Breakwa
  2 KB (249 words) - 18:20, 7 March 2023
• Economic Value
  ...roductivity and [[biodiversity]], and the increased likelihood of drought, flooding, storm and extreme events). :[[Values of amenities in coastal zones]]
  8 KB (1,237 words) - 21:07, 2 March 2024
• Socio-economic evaluation
  [[Image:builddecision.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Figure 1. Generic flowchart for coastal project evaluation]] ...re used to assist in Coastal Management and making decisions regarding the coastal zone.
  10 KB (1,533 words) - 18:38, 3 March 2024
• Salt marshes
  In 2008 the European Union commissioned a series of Habitat Management Models for several of the more important communities. Included is a model f ...a2000/management/habitats/models_en.htm] to download a copy of the Habitat Management Model for the above community.
  28 KB (4,120 words) - 21:17, 24 April 2024
• Thermohaline circulation of the oceans
  ...meter may occur during a Southern Ocean event (Fig. 4). In many sensitive coastal areas the sea-level rise could be over 1 meter. It is important to note th ==Overview of impacts for coastal regions==
  23 KB (3,524 words) - 17:38, 22 December 2020

View (previous 20 | next 20) (20 | 50 | 100 | 250 | 500)