of a thesis at the University of Miami. Coastal Erosion poses a significant threat to several coastal communities in Florida. Ecosystem managers are tasked with both protecting the community from storm events and preserving the natural ecosystems found in the coastal zone. The most widely utilized method for shoreline protection in Florida is beach renourishment. Beach renourishment projects ar...

Human population density in the coastal zone and potential impacts of climate change underscore a growing conflict between coastal development and an encroaching shoreline. Rising sea-levels and increased storminess threaten to accelerate coastal erosion, while growing demand for coastal real estate encourages more spending to hold back the sea in spite of the shrinking federal budget for beach...

As climate change increases the likelihood of tsunamis, numerical simulation provides insight into how waves cause erosion.

Coasts are highly dynamic and geomorphologic complex systems that evolve under the increasing pressure of climate change anthropogenic activities, having direct or indirect impacts on coastal environment. Among major adverse effects, erosion represents one most pressing global issues, especially in flat low-lying areas appear to be particularly susceptible beach related shoreline retreat. This ...

we measured the impacts of coastal modification on beach erosion and beach retreat conditions, selecting the miankaleh region as an example of a complex high-pressure free zone with high levels of engineering and tourism activity. nine sampling transects, stretching from the shoreline to a 10 meter depth, were defined and 36 sediment samples were collected from the sea bed at depths of 1, 3, 5,...