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Héquette, Arnaud
Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie, Supplementary Issues Volume 52 Supplementary Issue 3 (2008), p. 1 - 4
published: Nov 1, 2008
DOI: 10.1127/zfg_suppl/52/2008/2-preface
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Abstract
This special issue presents key scientific results of the INTERREG IIIA "Beaches At Risk" project that started in February 2003. Among the main objectives of the project were a better understanding of the coastal processes that may be responsible for beach volume changes and coastal erosion on the shores of the eastern Channel, including an assessment of future changes under sea-level rise and variations in storminess. The project also aimed to provide results that would be helpful for coastal management, particularly artificial beach replenishment and biodiversity conservation issues, including vegetated shingle and dune building and rehabilitation. In order to reach these objectives, the BAR project brought together a panel of researchers and coastal managers from the following organisations: the Department of Geography of the University of Sussex, the "Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences" (LOG) of the Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale, the Laboratoire "Géographie Physique et Environnement" (GEOPHEN) of the Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, the Laboratoire "Morphodynamique Continentale et Côtière" (M2C) of the Université de Caen Basse-Normandie and the Université de Rouen, the "Laboratoire de Géographie Physique" du CNRS (Meudon, France), ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd. (Southampton, England), East Sussex County Council, Kent Wildlife Trust, and the "Syndicat Mixte pour l'Aménagement de la Côte Picarde" (SMACOPI).
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