Advances in Geological and Geomorphological Studies in Coastal Areas, Volume II
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Oceans and Coastal Zones".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2024) | Viewed by 2425
Special Issue Editor
Interests: geology and geomorphology of coastal areas and alluvial plains; stratigraphic and sedimentological investigations; impacts of natural and human-induced processes; vulnerability assessment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide an overview of the recent advances in coastal geological and geomorphological studies, aiming not only to present the current state of knowledge but also at offering new significant insights into these disciplines.
The Guest Editor will consider contributions dealing with the origin and evolution of coasts (including processes responsible for their shape and modifications) and with coastal landforms’ structures, morphologies, compositions, and function.
In recent decades, many coastal areas have experienced high human pressures that have led to a progressive increase in coastal artificialization and seriously modified the original characteristics of landscapes and their dynamics. However, studies focused on natural systems, not significantly remodeled by anthropogenic activities, are preferred for publication.
A wide range of coastal geodiversity will be represented, because results from investigations carried out at different latitudes (i.e., from the tropics to the polar regions), at local to global spatial scales, and related to long- and short-term dynamics are expected.
As coastal areas house more than half of the world's population and have high economic, social, and environmental value, the contents will also serve as a possible source of information that is useful for attaining better knowledge of coastal systems, thus helping to develop actions to reduce future risk related to coastal hazards and improve coastal management and planning.
Dr. Federica Rizzetto
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- types of coasts
- coastal landforms
- geological setting
- sedimentary and stratigraphic features
- lithological and sedimentological characteristics
- coastal morphodynamics
- natural and anthropogenic impacts on coasts
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