Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain
This research analyses beach vulnerability to erosion along the coast of Valencia province, Spain. The Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) is used to assess vulnerability, considering the following variables: beach width, beach erosion/accretion rate, dune width, wave height, relative coastal flood le...
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| description | This research analyses beach vulnerability to erosion along the coast of Valencia province, Spain. The Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) is used to assess vulnerability, considering the following variables: beach width, beach erosion/accretion rate, dune width, wave height, relative coastal flood level, submerged vegetation, upper depth limit of submerged vegetation, and percentage of vegetated dune. The results show that vulnerability varies significantly along the coast. The vulnerability assessment revealed that 26.9% of the coastal sections were classified as having very low susceptibility to erosion, 34.5% as low, 22.3% as moderate, 12% as high, and 4.3% as very high. Urbanized areas with reduced dunes are more vulnerable than natural areas with wide beaches and well-developed dunes. The study highlights and discusses limitations of the CVI method and suggests using the mean instead of the square root to calculate the overall vulnerability index due to the influence of one single variable in this formula. It is concluded that natural areas characterized by the presence of dunes exhibit a diminished vulnerability to erosion when compared to highly urbanized regions devoid of dunes and marine vegetation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e6ff3ddf02284e93ba4145ba68a5b11a2024-12-27T14:32:59ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122024-11-011212211110.3390/jmse12122111Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, SpainPablo Ortiz0Isabel López1José Ignacio Pagán2Department of Civil Engineering, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, SpainDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, SpainDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, SpainThis research analyses beach vulnerability to erosion along the coast of Valencia province, Spain. The Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) is used to assess vulnerability, considering the following variables: beach width, beach erosion/accretion rate, dune width, wave height, relative coastal flood level, submerged vegetation, upper depth limit of submerged vegetation, and percentage of vegetated dune. The results show that vulnerability varies significantly along the coast. The vulnerability assessment revealed that 26.9% of the coastal sections were classified as having very low susceptibility to erosion, 34.5% as low, 22.3% as moderate, 12% as high, and 4.3% as very high. Urbanized areas with reduced dunes are more vulnerable than natural areas with wide beaches and well-developed dunes. The study highlights and discusses limitations of the CVI method and suggests using the mean instead of the square root to calculate the overall vulnerability index due to the influence of one single variable in this formula. It is concluded that natural areas characterized by the presence of dunes exhibit a diminished vulnerability to erosion when compared to highly urbanized regions devoid of dunes and marine vegetation.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/12/2111beach erosionCoastal Vulnerability IndexCVIValencia coastflood levelsubmerged vegetation |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Ortiz Isabel López José Ignacio Pagán Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain Journal of Marine Science and Engineering beach erosion Coastal Vulnerability Index CVI Valencia coast flood level submerged vegetation |
| title | Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain |
| title_full | Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain |
| title_short | Assessment of Beach Erosion Vulnerability in the Province of Valencia, Spain |
| title_sort | assessment of beach erosion vulnerability in the province of valencia spain |
| topic | beach erosion Coastal Vulnerability Index CVI Valencia coast flood level submerged vegetation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/12/12/2111 |
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