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    • The ability of societies to adapt to twenty-first-century sea-level rise 

      Hinkel, Jochen; Aerts, Jereoen C. J. H.; Brown, Sally; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2018-06)
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      Against the background of potentially substantial sea-level rise, one important question is to what extent are coastal societies able to adapt? This question is often answered in the negative by referring to sinking islands ...
    • The economic impact of sea level rise-induced decrease in the carrying capacity of Catalan beaches (NW Mediterranean, Spain) 

      Garola Crespo, Àlvar; López-Doriga Sandoval, Uxía; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio (2022-03)
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      Sea-level rise (SLR)-induced erosion will contribute significantly to the reduction of the surface of beaches worldwide. In the absence of adaptation measures, this implies a decrease in the recreational carrying capacity ...
    • The role of beach morphology and mid-century climate change effects on wave runup and storm impact on the northern Yucatan coast 

      Medellín, Gabriela; Mayor, Martí; Appendini, Christian M.; Cerezo Mota, Ruth; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio (MDPI, 2021-05)
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      Wave runup is a relevant parameter to determine the storm impact on barrier islands. Here, the role of the beach morphology on wave runup and storm impact was investigated at four coastal communities located on the northern ...
    • The Tordera Delta, a hotspot to storm impacts in the coast northwards of Barcelona (NW Mediterranean) 

      Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio; Sanuy Vázquez, Marc; Ballesteros Martínez, Caridad; Valdemoro Garcia, Herminia (2018-04)
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      The Catalan coast, as most of the developed Mediterranean coastal zone, can be characterized as a high-risk area to the impact of storms due to the large concentration of values together with the dominance of eroding ...
    • The trophic status of an Amazonian estuary under anthropogenic pressure (Brazil) 

      Cunha Monteiro Brenardi, Marcela; Pereira, Luci Cajueiro Carneiro; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio (2016-03)
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      The effects of the anthropogenic process on the trophic status of the Caete estuary (located 150 km southwest of the Amazon delta) were undertaken under different climate conditions. To do this, oceanographic data were ...
    • Towards a new integrated beach management system: the ecosystem-based management system for beaches 

      Sarda Borroy, Rafael; Valls, Josep Francesc; Pintó, Josep; Ariza, Eduard; Lozoya, Juan Pablo; Fraguell, Rosa Maria; Martí, Carolina; Rucabado, Josep; Ramis, Juan; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio (2015-12)
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      Massive use of beaches has forced traditional management of these systems to focus on the service offer to users. Consequently, human activity and behavior prevailed over other biological and physical processes and functions. ...
    • Un esquema metodológico para facilitar el uso de la gestión de riesgos en playas 

      Lozoya, Juan Pablo; Sardá, Rafael; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio (Documenta Universitaria, 2013)
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      En este trabajo se propone un esquema metodológico para introducir el anàlisis de riesgos en la gestión integral de playas. La gestión de playas se ha concentrado tradicionalmente en los usos recreativos de éstas sin tener ...
    • Understanding allochthonous marine litter in a protected area in the Amazon coast 

      Ferreira da Silva Assis, Luciane; Cajueiro Carneiro Pereira, Luci; Jiménez Quintana, José Antonio; Ribeiro Padilha da Silva, Brenda; da Costa Pereira, Remo Marinho; da Costa, Rauquírio Marinho (Elsevier, 2023-10)
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      Studies on international waste on the Amazon coast are lacking, leaving a substantial knowledge gap concerning the socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental repercussion of this issue. In this context, the objective of ...