Ecologically based approach to coastal defence design and planning
Zanuttigh, B.; Losada, I.J.; Thompson, R.C. (2010). Ecologically based approach to coastal defence design and planning, in: McKee Smith, J. et al. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference Coastal Engineering 2010. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 32: pp. 1-15 In: McKee Smith, J.; Lynett, P. (Ed.) (2010). Proceedings of the 32nd International Conference Coastal Engineering 2010. Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 32. Coastal Engineering Research Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers: New York. , more In: Coastal Engineering Proceedings. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): New York. ISSN 2156-1028, more |  |
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| Keywords | Models > Mathematical models
Protection > Environmental protection > Coastal zone management > Shore protection
Sustainability
Marine/Coastal |
| Authors | | Top | - Zanuttigh, B.
- Losada, I.J.
- Thompson, R.C.
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| Abstract | Sustainability of coastal areas requires the development of a standard procedure for the selection of equitable defence solutions and the design optimization of existing defences in order to minimize the impact on the environment and maximize positive effects such as species biodiversity and structure colonization. The aim of this paper is to propose a combined method, based on numerical simulations and on collection of ecological data in the field, to provide indications for an environmental friendly construction of breakwaters. This method is applied and tested against the case study of Elmer, UK, where information on existing species and their abundance related to hydrodynamic effects induced by the breakwaters. |
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