Browsing by Author "Gracia García, Vicente"
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First considerations on environmental friendly solutions to protect the southern Romanian coast
(GeoEcoMar, 2018-12)
Article
Open AccessThe aim of this work is to assess the effect of a nature-based solution for reducing wave heights on the Southern Romanian coast. Apart from investigating the presence of seagrass from the environmental point of view, there ... -
Geomorfología costera urbana
(2011-08-01)
Part of book or chapter of book
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Green measures for Mediterranean harbours under a changing climate
(2017-06)
Article
Open AccessHarbour operability may be hampered by climate change. Green solutions can be used to provide extra flexibility with respect to present grey infrastructure to adapt to, and mitigate, such functional disruptions with ... -
Hydro morphodynamic modelling in Mediterranean storms: errors and uncertainties under sharp gradients
(2014-02)
Article
Open AccessThis paper deals with the limits in hydrodynamic and morphodynamic predictions for semi-enclosed coastal domains subject to sharp gradients (in bathymetry, topography, sediment transport and coastal damages). It starts ... -
Image analysis of surf zone hydrodynamics
(American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 1994)
Conference lecture
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Impact of climate change on berthing areas in ports of the Balearic Islands: adaptation measures
(Frontiers Media, 2023-10)
Article
Open AccessClimate change generates impacts on coastal areas due to sea-level rise and potential modifications in wave and storm surge patterns. Since harbours are located in littoral areas, they will experience different impacts ... -
Impact of climate change on nearshore waves at a beach protected by a barrier reef
(2020-06)
Article
Open AccessBarrier reefs dissipate most incoming wind-generated waves and, as a consequence, regulate the morphodynamics of its inbounded shorelines. The coastal protective capacity of reefs may nevertheless be compromised by climate ... -
Influence of seagrass meadow length on beach morphodynamics: an experimental study
(Elsevier, 2024-04)
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Open AccessA novel flume experiment was conducted to compare the sheltering effect of surrogate seagrass meadows of two different lengths against a bare beach (benchmark). The analyses focused on assessing the impact of meadow ... -
Investigació + enginyeria per a una zona costanera més sostenible
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-16)
Conference lecture
Open AccessAquest article presenta tres projectes que han contribuït a desenvolupar noves eines per a millorar el projecte d’estructures i actuacions d’enginyeria civil a la zona costanera. L’objectiu és plantejar com es poden fer ... -
Managing coastal environments under climate change: pathways to adaptation
(2016-12)
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Open AccessThis paper deals with the question of how to manage vulnerable coastal systems so as to make them sustainable under present and future climates. This is interpreted in terms of the coastal functionality, mainly natural ... -
Metodología para la delimitación de la zona de inundación del oleaje en el mapa para la prevención de riesgos geológicos de Cataluña
(2015)
Conference report
Open AccessEl Mapa para la Prevención de Riesgos Geológicos a escala 1:25.000 (MPRG25M) del Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya es un mapa multi-peligrosidad que incluye la representación de los fenómenos y indicios de ... -
Modelling barrier beaches under storms with XBEACH: The case of the Trabucador bar
(2011)
Conference report
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Modelling of future extreme storm surges at the NW Mediterranean coast (Spain)
(2020-02)
Article
Open AccessStorm surges are one of the main drivers for extreme flooding at the coastal areas. Such events can be characterized with the maximum level in an extreme storm surge event (surge peak), as well as the duration of the event. ... -
Multivariate hybrid modelling of future wave-storms at the northwestern Black Sea
(2018-02)
Article
Open AccessThe characterization of future wave-storms and their relationship to large-scale climate can provide useful information for environmental or urban planning at coastal areas. A hybrid methodology (process-based and statistical) ... -
Multivariate statistical modelling of future marine storms
(2017-04)
Article
Open AccessExtreme events, such as wave-storms, need to be characterized for coastal infrastructure design purposes. Such description should contain information on both the univariate behaviour and the joint-dependence of storm-variables. ... -
Natural accretion mechanisms: the role in future coastal sustainability
(World Scientific Publishing, 2015)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyAlthough recent research has focused on erosive processes, natural accretion mechanisms have been known for many years, and they can provide an efficient solution to deal with sediment starved coasts. In this paper we shall ... -
Nature based solutions for sediment starved deltas: the Ebro case in the Spanish Mediterranean coast
(World Scientific, 2023)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyDeltas in river regulated basins have become coastal vulnerability hotspots, for which traditional coastal engineering does not provide acceptable risk reductions. This is well illustrated by the Ebro delta (W Mediterranean) ... -
Nature-based strategies for water renewal in micro-tidal coastal bays: application to the Ebre delta in the NW Mediterranean
(Consorzio per il coordinamento delle ricerche inerenti al sistema lagunare di Venezia (CORILA), 2020)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe Fangar Bay, located at the northern lobe of the Ebro delta in the Spanish Mediterranean coast, supports an important aquaculture industry that must coexist with eco-tourism and water sports enterprises.These activities ... -
On the performance of high frequency radar in the western Mediterranean during the record-breaking storm Gloria
(2021-03)
Article
Open AccessStorm Gloria (January 19–24, 2020) hit the NW Mediterranean Sea with heavy rainfall, strong easterly winds, and very high waves, causing structural damages and 13 fatalities. The low-lying Ebro Delta (ED) region was severely ... -
Operational forecast of beach morphodynamics: reliability and prediction limits
(Coastal Engineering Research Council, 2012)
Conference lecture
Open AccessThe paper presents a nested and coupled modelling suite including meteorological, waves, currents and morphodynamics sub-routines. The sequence has been applied to two distinctiv e beaches along the Catalan coast in the ...
