Search
Search Results
-
Assessment of beach morphological characteristics and conservation strategies for blue flag beaches on the West Coast of India
Beach morphology assessment is very important for the sustainable development of beaches and the implementation of beach development activities...
-
Environmental assessment of the Taparura site seabed: a follow up of the sediment contamination as a route to sustainable coastal development in Tunisia
This work was carried out within the framework of a scientific investigation of the environmental condition of the Taparua project zone in Tunisia...
-
The use of linear smoothing methods to remove artefacts resulting from the seabed’s DTM lossy compression
The article describes research on the use of local linear smoothing methods to remove artefacts resulting from the lossy compression of seabed’s...
-
Spanish Shipwrecks on the Dominican Republic’s Coasts
The large number of shipwrecks on the coast of Dominican Republic has a double explanation. On the one hand, it was the place that Christopher...
-
The Northern Sea Route: Aren’t Expectations Too High?
The climatic fluctuations of recent decades and the processes of deglaciation in the Arctic zone have caused a wave of increased interest in the...
-
Exploring the Potential of Thermal Remote Sensing for Marine Freshwater Springs Identification in the United Arab Emirates
The initial objective of this research is to understand if thermal remote sensing is a viable source to detect or identify submarine freshwater in...
-
Satellite-based Bathymetry Supported by Extracted Coastlines
Bathymetry is the measurement of ocean depths using a variety of techniques. Available techniques include sonar systems, light detection and ranging...
-
Global Energy Standoff
This chapter is devoted to a comprehensive Arctic development agenda on a global scale. Undiscovered Arctic oil and gas resources, as well as...
-
A review of science–policy interface for water governance in the Caspian Sea
Science and policy have been interlinked for decades and perform essential nexus conditions in the governing aspects of environmental scenarios. This...
-
Inverse distance weighting method optimization in the process of digital terrain model creation based on data collected from a multibeam echosounder
This paper presents the optimization of the inverse distance weighting method (IDW) in the process of creating a digital terrain model (DTM) of the...
-
Crude Oil and Natural Gas—Formation, Extraction, Distribution, and Processing
Before we continue with questions of normative and aesthetic construction, of the experience of Oilscapes, we will deal with the basics of what is in...
-
Seascape and Seaforms of the Levant Basin and Margin, Eastern Mediterranean
The modern seascapeSeascape (seafloor morphology) of the LevantLevant basin and margin was shaped through an interaction between tectonicTectonics,...
-
Bathymetry from satellite images: a proposal for adapting the band ratio approach to IKONOS data
The acquisition of bathymetric data in shallower waters is difficult to attain using traditional survey methods because the areas to investigate may...
-
Climate change risk and adaptation for fisher communities in Ghana
Artisanal fisheries in Ghana account for more than two-thirds of the country’s food fish production and employ or support up to 2 million people....
-
Automated Map Generalization: Emerging Techniques and New Trends (Editorial)
Automated map generalization has been a major area of research for decades but has still not reached maturity. Besides the needs for more adaptive...
-
Evaluating Sea Level Rise Impacts on the Southeastern Türkiye Coastline: a Coastal Vulnerability Perspective
Coastal areas are inherently sensitive and dynamic, susceptible to natural forces like waves, winds, currents, and tides. Human activities further...
-
A fast generalization method of multibeam echo soundings for nautical charting
Most current multibeam echo soundings (MBES) generalization algorithms focus on decreasing the data density and navigational purposes. However, their...
-
Introduction
This chapter aims to discuss the concepts of coastal hazards and disasters, geomatics technologies such as remote sensing and geographic information...
-
Maritime Security: Call of the Seas
This chapter discusses the concept of maritime security. In today’s world, maritime and economic security goes hand in hand and the term “security”...
-
The Islands of Lagos
Coastal landformsCoastal landforms have long attracted mankind to exploit and modify the coast. The lagoon system in the Lagos area runs parallel to...