Beach-Dune System Morphodynamics II

Dear Colleagues,

Coastal dunes are known for their functions in ecological systems in addition to their aesthetic qualities, providing a unique habitat with high value through their biodiversity of flora and fauna. They also represent the delineation of the land to the sea and act as protective natural barrier against flooding due to storm surges and wave attack.

Beach–dune systems are highly dynamic features whose evolution is mainly governed through their mutual and complex exchange of sand by hydrodynamic and aeolian processes.

The sustainable and resilient conservation of beach–dune (eco)systems under a changing climate requires the insights of a number of multidisciplinary studies and approaches.

Towards this vision, this Special Issue is devoted to collecting original scientific contributions based on field observations, including novel remote sensing techniques, laboratory experiments, and/or numerical modelling. Papers focusing on the following topics are encouraged:

• Wave–dune interaction processes and beach–dune vulnerability and resilience;
• Innovative dune restoration methods and projects/pilot studies;
• Aeolian process dynamics;
• Novel remote sensing techniques to observe beach–dune evolution;
• Wind/wave–vegetation–sand interaction;
• Beach–dune biodiversity and ecological management;
• Numerical modelling of beach–dune cross and longitudinal evolution;
• Influence of soil properties on the mechanical strength related to hydrodynamic loadings;
• Assessing beach–dune erosion and vulnerability under sea level rise;
• Salt water intrusion in coastal aquifers.

Prof. Dr. Felice D'Alessandro
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio
Dr. Ferdinando Frega
Dr. Antonio Francone
Guest Editors

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• wave, wind, vegetation, and sand
• beach–dune resilience
• sustainable dune restoration
• beach–dune biodiversity and ecology
• climate change and sea level rise
• beach–dune field surveys
• coastal aquifers
• field and laboratory experiments
• numerical modelling