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Healy, Terry R.; Stone, Katherine; Magoon, Orville; Edge, Billy L.; Ewing, Lesley; Short, Andrew D.; Inman, Dougals L.; Jenkins, Scott A.; Gehrels, Roland; Laborel, Jacques; Laborel-Deguen, Françoise; Scott, David B.; Medioli, Franco S.; Pirazzoli, Paolo A.; Titus, James G.; List, Jeffrey H.; Atkins, Rowland J.; Jelgersma, Saskia; Donovan, Arthur D.; Fenster, Michael S.; Kelletat, Dieter; Niedoroda, Alan W.; Campbell, Sarah K.; Stephenson, Wayne; Kirk, R. M.; Kraus, Nicholas C.; Clifton, H. Edward; Ahrens, John P.; Maul, George A.; Barreto, André S.; Psuty, Norbert P.; Mizobe, Chizuko; Uda, Takaaki; Gornitz, Vivian; Klemsda, Tormod; Krupa, Steven L.; Gefvert, Cynthia J.; Yim, Wyss W. -S.; Earle, Marshall D.; Dally, William R.; Raney, R. Keith

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“…In detail, according to [49,50], shoreline position records calculated for medium-(10-60 years) or long-term (>60 years) time spans, usually by means of aerial photos and satellite images, are needed to derive a reliable trend because the longer is the investigated time span the lower is the effect of seasonal variations and the influence of individual storms on shoreline evolution [51,52]. (2) Sediment Grain Size The size of gravel and boulders restricts their transport and hence a boulder or a cobble coast is much more stable than a sandy beach [53]. In this paper, assessment values regarding sediment size relevance were modified from [54].…”

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An Innovative Approach to Determine Coastal Scenic Beauty and Sensitivity in a Scenario of Increasing Human Pressure and Natural Impacts due to Climate Change

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Coasts worldwide face a great variety of environmental impacts, as well as increased anthropogenic pressures due to urbanization and rapid population growth. Human activities menace ecosystem services and the economy of coastal countries, often based on “Sun, Sea and Sand” (3S) tourism. The five parameters of greatest importance (the “Big Five”) for beach visitors are safety, facilities, water quality, no litter and scenery, and the characterization of the latter was recently carried out by means of a checklist of 26 natural and human parameters, parameter weighting matrices and fuzzy logic, according to the “Coastal Scenic Evaluation System” (CSES) methodology. In order to propose sound coastal management strategies, the main aim of this paper is to propose a method to determine the scenic sensitivity of (i) natural parameters to coastal natural processes in a Climate Change context and (ii) human parameters to visitors’ pressure in a scenario of increasing tourism and coastal developments. Regarding natural parameters, the sensitivity of “Beach face” and “Dunes” parameters is determined according to an Erodibility Index with a Correction Factor, taking into account wave forcing characteristics, tidal range and trends at a local scale of Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge. This establishes a Sensitivity Index to natural processes. A site’s scenic sensitivity to human pressure/activities was determined by considering the sensitivity of several human parameters of the CSES method according to beach typology and access difficulty together with the Protection Area Management Category to which a site belongs. A Human Impact Index is obtained, which is afterwards corrected by taking into account local trends of tourism pressure, establishing a Sensitivity Index to human pressure. Finally, a total Sensitivity Index considering both natural processes and human pressure is obtained, and sites divided into three sensitive groups. The results can be useful to limit and prevent environmental degradation linked to natural processes and tourism development, and also to suggest measures to improve the scenic value of investigated sites and their sustainable usage. The method was tested for 29 sites of great scenic quality along the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, Spain.

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“…(i) Width Understanding the relationship between platform width and exposure of wave energy is complex [53]. The lack of a clear relationship reflects the strong influence that geology has in determining morphological characteristics.…”

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confidence: 99%