Seafronts, beaches,
                        lakesides and promenades

Bell, Simon; Mishra, Himansu S.; Wilczynńska, Anna; Balicka, Jekaterina

doi:10.4324/9780429056161-16

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“…The Sea Organs in Zadar is a unique, natural musical instrument, which offers a multisensory experience for citizens, providing them with places to sit and access the seawater [36].…”

Section: Sensory Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Baia's park was established in 2002 as a submarine park, where certain activities are prohibited, such as removing, violating, and damaging archaeological ruins and geological formations, underwater fishing, capturing and disturbing existing fauna and flora [33]. The steps of the Sea Organ were constructed into the water to establish more direct connections to the marine environment [36].…”

Section: Gathering Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring Biophilic Urbanism Indicators Along Urban Waterfronts of Submerged Heritage Cities

Alashwah,

AbdelTawab,

Eldarwish

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The urban waterfronts of submerged heritage cities offer great opportunities and space for bringing nature into cities, they provide inspiration for closer relationships between nature, heritage sites and society. On the other hand, these urban waterfronts suffer from disconnection between nature and culture in heritage conservation practices. This disconnection has negatively impacted not only on the heritage sites, but also on ecosystems, citizens’ health, and wellbeing. Biophilic urbanism is an approach that seeks to integrate nature into urban waterfront spaces, creating healthier and more liveable cities. This paper aims to fill the gap between nature and cultural in conservation practices by adopting the concept of biophilic urbanism, which provides a valuable tool for conservation the urban waterfronts of submerged heritage cities, in addition to the balance conservation with development and create more resilient waterfront communities. The paper examines case studies of urban waterfronts in (Zadar, Croatia), (Baia, Italy), and (Abo Qir, Egypt). The results indicate the necessity of modifying Abo Qir’s urban waterfront development plan to incorporate indicators of Biophilic urbanism. This adjustment is crucial in order to ensure that future generations inherit healthy and vital living spaces, in addition to preserve Abo Qir’s significant submerged heritage cities.

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“…The Sea Organs in Zadar is a unique, natural musical instrument, which offers a multisensory experience for citizens, providing them with places to sit and access the seawater [36].…”

Section: Sensory Experiencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gathering Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring Biophilic Urbanism Indicators Along Urban Waterfronts of Submerged Heritage Cities

Alashwah,

AbdelTawab,

Eldarwish

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…In the last century, logs' natural presence has decreased due to direct removal and reduced seaward and landward log recruitment (Maser & Sedell 1994). The reestablishment of beach logs can restore complex biophysical and ecological processes and functions, support intertidal biodiversity (Storry et al 2006), and even provide recreational value (Lev et al 2020; Bell et al 2021). The techniques of log placement vary widely.…”

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Shoreline restoration including armor removal and log placement affect ecosystem recovery through time

Des Roches,

Accola,

Faulkner

et al. 2024

Restoration Ecology

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The impacts of individual restoration activities, such as the total area covered and specific actions taken, can be difficult to measure because they are typically not performed randomly or independently. In Puget Sound, Washington, United States, removal of hard armor is a primary shoreline restoration measure. The length of armor removed from a beach and additional restoration actions implemented can vary considerably. As such, it is challenging to attribute specific ecological responses to particular actions. We use an extensive collection of sites regularly monitored pre‐ and post‐restoration to explore the success of different extents of armor removal and three supplemental “living shoreline” restoration actions: native vegetation planting, log placement, and sediment supplementation (“nourishment”). We measured five ecological response variables: sediments (percent surface, subsurface gravel), beach logs (count, line width), beach wrack (percent cover, depth), riparian vegetation (percent cover of supratidal, backshore), and supratidal invertebrates (density, richness). Only beach logs were affected by the length of armor removed, whereas wrack increased regardless of length. Invertebrate abundance increased through time only when supplemental vegetation planting did not occur. Placement of logs post armor removal was an impactful supplemental restoration strategy, positively affecting not only the further accumulation of logs, but also the amount of wrack and gravel sediments. Sediment nourishment only affected the proportion of subsurface gravel, which decreased through time in nourished sites. We stress the importance of the thorough monitoring of the ecological effects of living shoreline restoration actions to better understand their role in ecosystem recovery through time.

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Comfortable urban environment as a factor of tourist attractiveness of sea promenades

Kruglova,

Tabak

et al. 2023

Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Frontier of Digital Technology Towards a Sustainable Society

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Seafronts, beaches, lakesides and promenades

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Exploring Biophilic Urbanism Indicators Along Urban Waterfronts of Submerged Heritage Cities

Exploring Biophilic Urbanism Indicators Along Urban Waterfronts of Submerged Heritage Cities

Shoreline restoration including armor removal and log placement affect ecosystem recovery through time

Comfortable urban environment as a factor of tourist attractiveness of sea promenades

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