Environmental Impact Assessment, Coastal Vulnerability, and Environmental Management
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Pollution Prevention, Mitigation and Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (14 January 2026) | Viewed by 1722
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal and estuarine modeling; renewable energy; improved emergency management by applying AI/ML to observed and modeled data; fate and transport modeling; risk assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental problems are becoming more complicated as climate change occurs at an increasing rate while human activity continues to escalate. These problems are particularly acute in coastal areas, which are at the convergence of natural processes and social changes. Coastal regions, which occupy a sizeable part of the global population, are important centers of biodiversity, economic activities, and culture. However, they are at the same time most exposed to risks such as storm surges, coastal floods, and the alteration of the ecosystem. The expansion of cities, the proliferation of industries, and the depletion of resources add to these risks, placing even greater stress on the capacity and ability of these fragile areas to withstand and incorporate such pressures.
Environmental impact assessment (EIA) has for a long time been used as a way of assessing impacts and devising better ways to use or minimize the implications that development causes to the environment. EIA assists in analyzing what different types of projects will contribute to society so that there is a balance between ecological objectives and economic growth. Likewise, coastal vulnerability assessments (CVAs) underpin estimates of the coastal zone on specific risks faced by certain areas, allowing the decision-makers to locate areas with large risks and focus on mitigation and adaptation strategies for those places.
The combination of EIA and CVA creates a new perspective in the environmental management chain, which considers ecological, social, and economic dimensions. This Special Issue gathers advanced studies to understand specific knowledge gaps, enhance interdisciplinary working networks, and help establish sufficiently strong models of dealing with environmental and coastal issues in the face of unpredictability.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Advances in environmental impact assessment methodologies;
- Coastal vulnerability assessments: Tools, models, and case studies;
- Integration of EIA and CVA for holistic environmental management;
- Impacts of climate change on coastal ecosystems and human settlements;
- Resilience strategies for coastal regions and urban planning;
- Socioeconomic dimensions of environmental and coastal vulnerabilities;
- Policy frameworks and governance for environmental and coastal risk management;
- Technological innovations in monitoring and assessment tools.
We encourage submissions that explore these themes through theoretical, applied, or case study approaches, contributing to the global discourse on sustainable environmental practices.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Cigdem Akan
Dr. Beyza Aslan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- coastal vulnerability assessment (CVA)
- environmental management
- climate change adaptation
- coastal resilience
- sustainable development
- ecosystem-based management
- natural resource management
- risk assessment
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