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Influence of natural and anthropogenic factors on the erosion of a coastal barrier. Study case: Cancun
Año:2009

Áreas de investigación
  • Abastecimiento de agua

Datos
Descripción
During the first half of 2006, important sandy nourishment was carried out in the barrier beach of Cancun ¿ Nizuc (Mexico). It was quickly decided and carried out just after hurricane Wilma swept the barrier. This decision interrupted a long time of discussions about which was the better solution for recovering the serious erosion of the barrier beach. In fact, this erosion became substantial, and even alarming, when hurricane Gilbert hit the Yucatan in 1988. Anyway, the development of the barrier, fast and intensive, became in the seventies, and there are motives to think that the changes in the barrier produced by this development may have induced a farther and more continuous erosive process. This paper discusses the role of the different natural agents on the coastal erosion in this barrier, trying to discern the relative importance of common maritime weather versus hurricanes; and the role of the different anthropogenic agents of development in both the generation of new erosive coastal processes (strictly anthropogenic) and the strengthening of the previous and natural processes (partially anthropogenic).
Internacional
Si
Nombre congreso
Road Map Towards a Flood Resilient Urban Environment
Tipo de participación
960
Lugar del congreso
París (Francia)
Revisores
Si
ISBN o ISSN
978-3-937693-12-5
DOI
Fecha inicio congreso
26/11/2009
Fecha fin congreso
27/11/2009
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Título de las actas
Road Map Towards a Flood Resilient Urban Environment Proceedings Final Conference of the COST action C22 Urban Flood Management in cooperation with UNESCO-IHP

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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Medio Marino, Costero y Portuario y otras Áreas Sensibles
  • Departamento: Ingeniería Civil: Ordenación del Territorio Urbanismo y Medio Ambiente