EUROSION: Primary Results of the Review of Experience in Erosion Management Across European Coasts

This paper describes how one quarter of the European Union’s coast is currently eroding despite the development of a wide range of measures for protecting shorelines from eroding and flooding. The prospect of further sea level rise due to climate change and the heritage of mismanagement in the past imply that coastal erosion will be a growing concern in the future. Recently, the European Council of ministers has adopted a recommendation for the implementation of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), where sustainable coastal defense and transport information management are key issues. In this way the DG Environment has commissioned a service contract called EUROSION, regarding policy advice on coastal erosion to a consortium lead by the Dutch Institute for Coastal Marine Management and many others. The overall objective of EUROSION is to provide the European Commission with a package of recommendations for policy-making and information management practices in order to address coastal erosion in Europe, after thorough assessment of knowledge gained from past experiences and of the current status and trends of European coasts. However, the project also aims at producing results of immediate value for policy makers and managers on other administrative levels. The project is divided into seven work packages and the paper describes each in detail.

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• Corporate Authors:

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  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Serra, J
  • Montori, C
  • Schoeman, P K
  • Gelizo, O
  • Roca, E
• Conference:
  • The International Conference on Coastal Management
  • Location: Brighton , United Kingdom
  • Date: 2003-10-15 to 2003-10-17
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 342-356
• Monograph Title: International Conference on Coastal Management 2003

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Coast and river protective works; Coastal engineering; Coastal zone management; Coasts; Erosion control; Management; Marine engineering; Policy making; Scour
• Identifier Terms: European Commission; EUROSION (Program : European Commission)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Coastal areas; Coastal development
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01041982
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0727732552
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 1 2007 8:30AM