Socio-economic study - Trzesacz (Poland)

The report is to present tentatively the results of the research on assessment possibilities of the results of undertakings concerning preservation of the coastline against erosion. The research is of methodical and testing character. At the present stage the results cannot constitute basis for formulation for any practical recommendations. As...

Integrating the shoreline into spatial policies

The Practical Guide “Integrating the shoreline into spatial policies” provides a synthesis of the results of MESSINA partners' activity devoted to the prototyping of Coastal Geographic Information Systems (GIS) on three coastal sites in Europe. It is intended to help local stakeholders and coastal engineers willing to implement a coastal GIS...

Coastal management and instruments for economic evaluation: Making choices, lessons learned from case studies

In recent years, policymakers have tended to strive increasingly for integrated impact assessment of decisions in coastal management. This document contains a case study analysis with lessons on the selection and use of economic evaluation methods. This document aims at supporting policymakers who have no or little economic background to...

Economic optimalization of the protection level against erosion in Dutch coastal cities

Cost benefit analysis of coastal protection with focus on Zandvoort (Netherlands).

Valuing the shoreline: Guide for socio-economic analysis

This guideline gives an overview on how to make socio-economic evaluations of coastal areas affected by erosion and flooding. The use of such an evaluation gives valuable information and insight into the function, needs, effects and costs for handling, - or not handling - the erosion problems. The guideline could be used in order to make...

A case study Documenting coastal monitoring and modelling techniques in Sicily, Italy: An island example

Overview of coastal monitoring in Sicily, Italy.

A Case Study Documenting the use of Magnetic Concentration Data as an Innovative Method of Coastal Monitoring

The use of mineral magnetic concentration data as an innovative means of monitoring sediment transport and sediment properties in marine, estuarine and fluvial environments has been well documented in the past. Mineral magnetic measurements are now considered a routine form of analysis when investigating the compositional properties of rocks,...

A Case Study Documenting the Dubai Coastal Zone Monitoring Programme: An International Example

A comprehensive coastal monitoring programme has been set up for the Dubai coastal zone following extensive infra-structural development over the last 20 years. The Dubai coastal zone, and in particular the Jumeirah frontage, has been identified as a key element in the expected dramatic expansion of tourism to the region. Considered together...

A Case Study Documenting Monitoring and Modelling Techniques used at Bournemouth, UK: A Local-Specific Approach to Coastal Monitoring

Predictions of the state of the future coastline as a reaction to the changes in climate have lead to revisions in the future coast protection policies necessary to protect the Bournemouth coastline. In optimising the most economic solutions for the future coast protection of the coastline, alternative defences have been examined and costed,...

A Case Study Documenting: The UK south-east regional strategic coastal monitoring programme

The south-east coast of England is characterised by low-lying land susceptible to both flooding and erosion as a result of rising sea levels and soft sedimentary geology. This combined with extensive coastal development, means that the management of the coastal zone is essential. Shoreline Management Plans and coastal strategy studies have...

A Case Study Documenting Coastal Monitoring and Modelling Techniques in the Netherlands

The Netherlands lies on the northern coast of Europe and is situated between Belgium in the southwest and Germany in the northeast. The Netherlands boarders the North Sea which stretches from Cap Blanc Nez (France) to the north part of Jutland (Denmark) and is subdivided in three sections: the Delta coast, the Holland coast and the Wadden coast....

Socio-economic study Ysad Sandskog (Sweden)

Sandskogen is an important part of the city of Ystad. Over the last 100 years the coastline has moved about 50 meters inland. The coastline of Sandskogen consists of sandy beaches and the area directly above the shore is well visited for different kind of recreation activities. It is vital for Ystad that the erosion of the coast does not...

Socio-economic study coastal extension South-Holland

case study coastal expansion project

Socio-economic methods for evaluating decisions in coastal erosion management: State-of-the-art

It is obvious that across Europe several, different approaches are applied for coastal and particularly erosion management, with economic assessment playing only a minor role. The Defra approach (including the point system) but also the OEEI guidelines (2000) could be a good starting point to introduce and develop more systematic and rigorous...

Case studies in Coastal management

Case study descriptions of coastal zone management in Estela (Portugal), Giardini naxox (Sicily, Italy), Isle of Wight (UK), Les Sables d'Olonne (France), Riga (Latvia) and Lido de Sète (France).

Guide for implementing Geographical Information Systems (GIS) dedicated to shoreline management

This document has been prepared in the framework of the MESSINA project part-funded by the INTERREG III C West Zone programme. It aims at adapting the guidelines developed in the framework of EUROSION to the particular purposes of MESSINA. These guidelines are intended to help regional authorities willing to make a major contribution to coastal...

Social multicritieria evaluation of alternative solutions for coastal erosion: The case of the Lido of Sète

This report describes a study case performed in the frame of the component 3 “Valuating shoreline” within the Messina project, Interreg III-C West. The aim of the Component 3 is to review concrete examples of economic analysis methodologies applied to shoreline management policy inside and outside Europe. This report presents the application of...