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Different faces of cigarette butts, the most abundant beach litter worldwide
Cigarette butts (CBs) are non-biodegradable residues of synthetic origin, prevalent on beaches all over the world. The study evaluates discarded CBs...
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Geomorphological and hydro-oceanographic analysis related to the characteristics of marine debris on the south coast of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Bantul Regency in Yogyakarta has a shoreline of 16.85 km and is famous for its beach attractions, including Baru and Samas beaches. In Bantul, the...
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An open-source geospatial framework for beach litter monitoring
Here, we present a framework for a beach litter monitoring process, based on free and open-source software (FOSS), which allows customization for any...
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Vulnerable City, recipient city, or climate destination? Towards a typology of domestic climate migration impacts in US cities
Globally, the impacts of climate change will uproot and displace millions of individuals, and American cities are on the frontline of these future...
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Third beach nourishment project with submarine sands along Emilia-Romagna coast: geomatic methods and first monitoring results
Emilia-Romagna coast consists of 110 km of low and sandy beaches, which are particularly exposed to coastal erosion. Among different defence...
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A new hotspot of macro-litter in the Rutland Island, South Andaman, India: menace from IORC
Supralittoral zones of 13 sandy beaches of remote Rutland Island were divided into three zones to identify the litter contamination, its source,...
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The Importance of Shoreline Beaches for Coastal Tourism Potential and Their Diversities on the Odisha Coast
Odisha’s coastal districts support 18 sandy beaches along the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. Traditionally, sandy beaches have played a significant...
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Multi-decadal coastal evolution of remote Pacific islands: armouring of Taha’a, Raiatea, Maupiti, and Rangiroa (French Polynesia)
Coastal urbanisation is not constrained only to heavily industrialised cities. It has reached the coastlines of French Polynesia islands (South...
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A system for the management of sandy shorelines under climate change: United States Virgin Islands (USVI)
A methodological framework is presented for the assessment of beach vulnerability to climate variability and change on small touristic islands. Based...
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Health and wellbeing implications of adaptation to flood risk
Adaptation strategies to ameliorate the impacts of climate change are increasing in scale and scope around the world, with interventions becoming a...
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Characterization and Assessment of Micro and Macroscopic Litter in Sardinian Beaches (Western Mediterranean Sea)
The presence of beach litter along the coast is due to the indirect input by waves, wind, rivers and currents and to the direct deposition by beach...
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Assessing the benthic quality status of three fine sand tropical beaches from the Andaman Islands through the application of marine biotic indices
The rapid coastal development in the Andaman Islands has resulted in littoral habitat degradation. Understanding the performances of marine biotic...
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Small islands and climate change: analysis of adaptation policy in the Cayman Islands
Small, low-lying islands are highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and development of effective adaptation strategies is regarded as an...
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Sea level rise threatens critical nesting sites of charismatic marine turtles in the Mediterranean
Sea level rise could result in the loss and shrinkage of coastal habitats, jeopardizing the persistence of a number of species that rely upon these...
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Place meanings on the urban waterfront: a typology of stewardships
Civic engagement in environmental management is often seen as linked to sense of place, sometimes with an assumption—explicit or implicit—that strong...
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Distribution of Microplastics in the Marine Environment
The increasing rate of worldwide plastic consumption and its release to the environment associated with a low degradation rate is resulting,...
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Assessing the success of integrated shoreline management in the Tordera Delta, northeastern Spain
Coastal catchment zones have undergone enormous changes during recent decades that have compromised their resilience. As a consequence of largely...
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Racial Composition and Homeownership Influence the Distribution of Coastal Armoring in South Carolina, USA
The desire to stabilize coastlines has led to widespread use of hard armoring infrastructure across the globe; however, ecologists and coastal...
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Mini-Open Dumps in the Paraná River Floodplain: Local Problems with Global Effects
The growing production of urban solid waste is a structural problem faced by most cities around the world. The proliferation of mini-open dumps (MOD;...
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The Influence of Socio-cultural Factors on Open Space in Fisherman Settlement, Udupi District—Karnataka
The fisherman neighbourhood has specific character and culturally rich settlements. The neighbourhood has arrangement of closely placed cluster of...