Coastal risk assessment of a micro-tidal littoral plain in response to sea level rise
This paper illustrates an index-based coastal risk assessment that was performed on a micro-tidal alluvial plain taking into account the relative sea level rise (RSLR) for the evaluation of coastal vulnerability and exposure. This process took into account both the inundation of inshore land and the...
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ftuninapoliparth:oai:ricerca.uniparthenope.it:11367/30798 2024-04-21T08:04:42+00:00 Coastal risk assessment of a micro-tidal littoral plain in response to sea level rise BENASSAI, Guido AUCELLI, Pietro Patrizio Ciro Di Paola G. Benassai, Guido Di Paola, G. Aucelli, Pietro Patrizio Ciro 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/11367/30798 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.015 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000348083600003 volume:104 issue:February 2015 firstpage:22 lastpage:35 numberofpages:14 journal:OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT http://hdl.handle.net/11367/30798 doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.015 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84918798937 Sele coastal plain Vulnerability assessment Risk assessment Relative sea level rise info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2015 ftuninapoliparth https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.015 2024-03-28T01:11:47Z This paper illustrates an index-based coastal risk assessment that was performed on a micro-tidal alluvial plain taking into account the relative sea level rise (RSLR) for the evaluation of coastal vulnerability and exposure. This process took into account both the inundation of inshore land and the beach retreat due to storm surge, calculated on the basis of geomorphological data (bathymetry, sedimentology and beach width) and wave climate. The evaluation process was conceived with reference to a low and high hazard, associated with a wave storm with 1 year and 50 years return period. For the latter case, the response to RSLR was calculated taking into account both isostatic response and ice cap melting due to global warming, while the vertical land movement was assessed taking into account the different its rates in the northern and southern coastal area. The exposure and the damage of the coastal assets were evaluated with a simplified conceptual framework, which uses land cover data and a statistical population dataset. The risk assessment procedure was applied to Sele coastal plain, which involves numerous properties and important infrastructures, and is strongly susceptible to marine inundations. A sensitivity analysis of the vulnerability and the risk relative to different hazards and to RSLR was performed. Moreover, the final risk assessment classification was validated with a conceptual framework based on the observed damage ranking related to the tested coastal area. The obtained results showed that the northern high density urban areas were characterized by the highest risk, followed by some central areas with strong localized erosive focus. On the contrary, the southern zones, with wider beaches and almost intact dunes, were characterized by the lowest risk level. The results of this study were used for the development of a coastal protection project which, in fact, provided a different scheme for the coastline northwards and southwards of the Sele river mouth, according to the different risk ranking ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice cap Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope": CINECA IRIS Ocean & Coastal Management 104 22 35 |
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This paper illustrates an index-based coastal risk assessment that was performed on a micro-tidal alluvial plain taking into account the relative sea level rise (RSLR) for the evaluation of coastal vulnerability and exposure. This process took into account both the inundation of inshore land and the beach retreat due to storm surge, calculated on the basis of geomorphological data (bathymetry, sedimentology and beach width) and wave climate. The evaluation process was conceived with reference to a low and high hazard, associated with a wave storm with 1 year and 50 years return period. For the latter case, the response to RSLR was calculated taking into account both isostatic response and ice cap melting due to global warming, while the vertical land movement was assessed taking into account the different its rates in the northern and southern coastal area. The exposure and the damage of the coastal assets were evaluated with a simplified conceptual framework, which uses land cover data and a statistical population dataset. The risk assessment procedure was applied to Sele coastal plain, which involves numerous properties and important infrastructures, and is strongly susceptible to marine inundations. A sensitivity analysis of the vulnerability and the risk relative to different hazards and to RSLR was performed. Moreover, the final risk assessment classification was validated with a conceptual framework based on the observed damage ranking related to the tested coastal area. The obtained results showed that the northern high density urban areas were characterized by the highest risk, followed by some central areas with strong localized erosive focus. On the contrary, the southern zones, with wider beaches and almost intact dunes, were characterized by the lowest risk level. The results of this study were used for the development of a coastal protection project which, in fact, provided a different scheme for the coastline northwards and southwards of the Sele river mouth, according to the different risk ranking ... |
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