Shoreline Changes Due to the Construction of Ports: Case Study—Calabria (Italy)
Giandomenico Foti,
Giuseppe Barbaro,
Giuseppina Chiara Barillà
et al.
Abstract:An important process that began in many Mediterranean countries in the last century, after the end of the Second World War, concerns the displacement of a large part of the population from inland to coastal areas, expanding many existing cities and building new ones. Following this expansion, some existing ports were expanded, and many new ports were built, mainly for commercial and tourist purposes. This strong anthropogenic pressure has modified not only the landscape but also the coastal dynamics, and signi… Show more
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