RT book part
T1 Coastal erosion monitoring in Colombia: overview and study cases on Caribbean and Pacific coasts
A1 Botero, C
A1 Anfuso Melfi, Giorgio
A1 Rangel-Buitrago, N
A1 Correa, I
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 erosion
K1 colombia
K1 tourism
AB Tourism is one of the fastest growing activities in Colombia; the coast represents the favouritedestination for both national and foreign visitors. However, coastal erosion is an actualproblem, with high erosive rates in some areas. This chapter shows a general overviewof the coastal erosion problem in Colombia and emphasizes the institutional frameworkused in monitoring. Four study cases are included to present a wide diagnosis of relevanterosive processes, both on Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Findings show erosive rates dueto human interventions in all coastal departments on the Caribbean Sea; highest valueswere recorded in Cordoba (3.3 m/yr), Magdalena (5.3 m/yr) and La Guajira (3.2 m/yr). Inaddition, monitoring of barrier islands indicated that erosive processes on the Pacific coastare essentially due to natural phenomena, i.e. tsunami and El Niño events. In conclusion,long-term coastal erosion monitoring is urgently required in order to make adequate decisionsand assess their effectiveness, with special concern to the correct location of coastalinfrastructure and the management of coastal risks.
YR 2013
FD 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/15900
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/15900
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026