Sediment grain size variation on a coastal stretch facing the North Atlantic (NW Portugal)

• Main Authors: R. Silva, P. Baptista, F. Veloso Gomes, C. Coelho, F. Taveira Pinto
• Other Authors: Faculdade de Engenharia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Ciências da terra e ciências do ambiente; Earth and related Environmental sciences; Ciências exactas e naturais::Ciências da terra e ciências do ambiente; Natural sciences::Earth and related Environmental sciences; Mira; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10216/94220

In a context of continued erosion, as is the case for the northwest Portuguese coastal zones over the last two decades, it is common to find urban settlernents at risk along shorelines. To protect economical, social and environmental assets it has becorne increasingly important to effectively plan c...