Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@inproceedings {2888, title = {Tools and methodologies for dealing with coastal retreat due to SLR}, journal = {IX Simp{\'o}sio sobre a Margem Ib{\'e}rica Atl{\^a}ntica}, year = {2018}, month = {2018-09-04 00:00:00}, pages = {139-140}, publisher = {Departamento de Ci{\^e}ncias da Terra da Universidade de Coimbra}, edition = {Departamento de Ci{\^e}ncias da Terra da Universidade de Coimbra}, address = {Coimbra}, abstract = {Sea level rise constitutes a serious threat to countries whose coastal areas have high population
}, keywords = {beach monitoring, coastal erosion, operational morphodynamic modelling, SLR}, isbn = {978-989-98914-3-2}, author = {Santos, L. and Pinho, J. L. S. and Antunes do Carmo, J. and Granja, H.} }
densities. However, it should be noted that sea-level rise is not the only cause of increased vulnerability.
Other factors, such as storms, wave climate, and the lack of sediments supply to the coast imply a current
need for more appropriate strategies and major adaptation measures. This is the case of Portugal, where
two-thirds of the population currently lives less than 50 km from the coastline. This work presents a
discussion on the applicability of approaches based on equilibrium beach profiles for estimation of retreat,
using beach profile measurements at two different locations of the Portuguese coast. A sound
methodology to face the actual threats to the Portuguese coast is also suggested. This methodology is
mainly based on coastal monitoring and available morphodynamic modelling tools.
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt