supported by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation(H.F.R.I.)under the“2nd Call for H.F.R.I.Research Projects to support Post-Doctoral Researchers”(Project Number:211).
The aim of the present contribution has been to present a methodological framework to gauge/assess the perceptions and identify the policy priorities of local-decision-makers for the management of the coastal zone und...
supported by a grant funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Program in Water and Coastal Management in the 2020/2022 class(WACOMA;Project num.586596-EPP-1-2017-1-IT-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB);ARNET-CIMA is funded by LA/P/0069/2020 and UID/00350/2020 CIMA by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia,Portugal.
This study analyzes the content of internet ratings of beaches to identify the indicators used.The methodology used an exploratory internet survey using the term‘best beaches’in five languages.For each site,the rank...
supported by the EU H2020 ECFAS project(a proof-of-concept for the implementation of a European coastal flood awareness system,www.ecfas.eu)financed by the Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.101004211.
The aim of this contribution is to provide a brief overview of the current and future earth observation(EO)technolo-gies that can be used to assess and manage the EU coastal flood risk,together with the pertinent inte...
ed from any human valuation.The ecosystem services approach has become the dominant criterion for studying human and natural rela-tionships,but this and similar approaches concentrate on the human advantage giving lit...
The pervasive presence of microplastics within river ecosystems has a profound and often underestimated detrimental impact.These minuscule yet persistent particles have infiltrated diverse biological habitats,making t...
supported by a grant funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree Program in Water and Coastal Management in the 2020/2022 class(WACOMA;Project num.586596-EPP-1-2017-1-IT-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB).
Beach rankings are very frequent on the internet;however,the information provided on how these rankings are made is often unclear and their content is mostly subjective.In addition,the vast majority of these rankings ...
Lagoons are a major coastal environment in West Africa.They provide a plethora of resources,ecosystem services and economic benefits yet a diverse set of inter-connected stressors are a challenge to their sustainabili...
funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 869304(H2020-Protect).
Coastal erosion and flooding are projected to increase during the 21^(st) century due to sea-level rise(SLR).To prevent adverse impacts of unmanaged coastal development,national organizations can apply a land protecti...
Correction:Anthropocene Coasts 1,89-100(2018)https://doi.org/10.1139/anc-2018-0003 Following publication of the original article(Xie 2018),it was reported that there was an error in the copyright line.The original ver...
Coastal waters are complex,dynamic,and sensitive,and any change in the system impacts the marine environment and life.Coastal water quality has been decreasing due to the incursion of anthropogenic derived waste and t...