Experiences with beach nourishments on the coast of Alicante, Spain

The historical evolution of sandy beaches on the coast of Alicante (Spain) has been analysed from aerial images from 1956 to 2019. The beach nourishments carried out in the 1990s to avoid coastal damages and to improve the touristic offer were studied. Shoreline evolution and beach surface has been...

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Other Authors: Antonio J. Tenza-Abril (auth), Isabel López (auth), Jos&eacute (auth), Ignacio Pagán (auth), Luis Aragon&eacute (auth)
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Published: Firenze University Press 2020
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