TY - CHAP
T1 - From sediment movement to morphodynamic changes, useful information from the modeling world to the beach management practice
AU - Azuz-Adeath, Isaac
AU - Muñoz-Sevilla, Norma
AU - Cortés-Ruíz, Alejandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Beaches respond in several time and space scales to physical phenomena like wind, waves, tides, storm-surges, littoral currents, river discharges and sea level rise. As a dynamical system they can also be changed due to the influence of biological, geological and chemical processes as well as human-related activities such as urban expansion and port development; construction of coastal protection infrastructure; resources extraction or production and, tourism related actions, among others. In order to properly manage the beaches, any proposed plan or program should preserve the natural structure and function of the beach. In this sense, coastal managers need to choose among several scenarios and managerial options based on the best scientific information available, and one of the most adequate method to do that -considering the cost/benefit-, is looking at the results of coastal simulation models. This paper is focused on coastal processes and review some empirical and numerical models emanated from the coastal engineering arena that can be useful in the practice of coastal management; identify the stages of management in which should be used; and proposes strategies for the proper implementation, monitoring and review of the modeling results, in the context of local beach management.
AB - Beaches respond in several time and space scales to physical phenomena like wind, waves, tides, storm-surges, littoral currents, river discharges and sea level rise. As a dynamical system they can also be changed due to the influence of biological, geological and chemical processes as well as human-related activities such as urban expansion and port development; construction of coastal protection infrastructure; resources extraction or production and, tourism related actions, among others. In order to properly manage the beaches, any proposed plan or program should preserve the natural structure and function of the beach. In this sense, coastal managers need to choose among several scenarios and managerial options based on the best scientific information available, and one of the most adequate method to do that -considering the cost/benefit-, is looking at the results of coastal simulation models. This paper is focused on coastal processes and review some empirical and numerical models emanated from the coastal engineering arena that can be useful in the practice of coastal management; identify the stages of management in which should be used; and proposes strategies for the proper implementation, monitoring and review of the modeling results, in the context of local beach management.
KW - Beach changes
KW - Beach management
KW - Morphodynamic models
KW - Sediment movement
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85076956325&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_13
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_13
M3 - Capítulo
AN - SCOPUS:85076956325
T3 - Coastal Research Library
SP - 259
EP - 272
BT - Coastal Research Library
PB - Springer
ER -