Shoreline Evolutionary Trends Along Calabrian Coasts: Causes and Classification

The issue of coastal erosion currently affects most the world’s territories. This is generally caused by an alteration and river dynamics both due to action natural factors increase in anthropogenic pressure, mainly observed second half last century after end Second World War. In future, this may be more affected climate change. paper describes shoreline evolutionary trends at different time scale along Calabrian coasts, a region southern Italy, over 50 sample areas. Calabria represents interesting case study its geomorphological peculiarities considerable pressures, which have extensive erosive processes. addition, analyzes main causes these classifies them using quick methodology based on variation rate fixed area. index-based part new risk assessment methodology, developed Mediterranea University Reggio Region progress. result that areas classes prevail those advancement class for very long-term, long-term middle-term interval while short-term recent classes.