Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management Along Rivers and Coastal Areas:2nd Edition

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Land, Soil and Water".

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Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, DICEAM Department, Via Graziella loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: Flash Floods in Urban Areas; River and Coastal dynamics; Shoreline changes
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DICEAM Department, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: coastal and river dynamics; coastal and river structures; hydraulics; hydrology
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Department of Agricultural Science, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Via dell'Università, 25, 89124 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: runoff; erosion; water conservation; agricultural water management; agricultural hydraulics; riparian vegetation dynamics; river sediment transport; river geomorphology
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Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Agriculture Department, loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: Flash floods reconstruction from dendrochronological data; Interaction between chech dams and fluvial processes; Impact of check dams on shoreline change; Rivers and ephemeral streams quality indexes; Watershed planning and management; Riparian ecosystem and hydraulic control works
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DICEAM Department, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Via Graziella loc. Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: coastal natural hazards (especially tsunamis); analysis of coastal and river dynamics (coastal erosion; solid transport; risk assessment; management and planning related to coastal; urban and river floods

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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the Special Issue of Land on “Innovations in Soil Erosion Assessment and Management along Rivers and Coastal Areas:2nd Edition ”.

Soil erosion is the removal process of soil by the action of natural and anthropogenic factors. Therefore, it has become an extended issue worldwide. These processes not only influence the river dynamics, especially in terms of degradation and aggradation, but also influence the coastal dynamics. Indeed, the eroded material within river basins can reach beaches near the river mouth and can act as a natural nourishment. On the contrary, a low soil erosion and transport can cause shoreline erosions. Therefore, coastal and river dynamics should be analyzed as one system.

This Special Issue aims to analyze all the main aspects concerning innovations in soil erosion assessment and management and its influences in river and coastal dynamics, through research papers and case studies on the following topics:

  • Soil erosion assessment, management, and modeling.
  • Impact of natural factors, such as floods, landslide, and debris flow.
  • Impact of anthropogenic factors, such as land use changes and construction of dams and check dams.
  • Impact of extreme events and climate change.
  • Interactions between soil erosion, river and coastal dynamics and shoreline changes.
  • Integration of remote sensing.
  • Modeling phases: calibration, validation, and uncertainty quantification.
  • Application of modeling to support decision making.

Dr. Giandomenico Foti
Dr. Giuseppe Barbaro
Dr. Giuseppe Bombino
Dr. Daniela D'Agostino
Dr. Francesca Minniti
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Keywords

  • soil erosion
  • assessment
  • management
  • modeling
  • natural and anthropogenic factors
  • extreme events and climate change
  • river and coastal dynamics
  • remote sensing
  • decision making

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