RT journal article
T1 Shoreline Evolution and Environmental Changes at the NW Area of the Gulf of Gela (Sicily, Italy)
A1 Borzì, Laura
A1 Anfuso Melfi, Giorgio
A1 Manno, Giorgio
A1 Distefano, Salvatore
A1 Urso, Salvatore
A1 Chiarella, Domenico
A1 Di Stefano, Agata
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 shoreline changes
K1 DSAS
K1 dune fragmentation
K1 coastal armouring
AB Coastal areas are among the most biologically productive, dynamic and valued ecosystemson Earth. They are subject to changes that greatly vary in scale, time and duration and to additionalpressures resulting from anthropogenic activities. The aim of this work was to investigate theshoreline evolution and the main environmental changes of the coastal stretch between the towns ofLicata and Gela (in the Gulf of Gela, Sicily, Italy). The methodology used in this work included theanalysis of: (i) shoreline changes over the long- and medium-term periods (1955–2019 and 1989–2019,respectively), (ii) dune system fragmentation and (iii) the impact of coastal structures (harbours andbreakwaters) on coastal evolution. The shoreline change analysis mainly showed a negative trendboth over the long- and medium-term periods, with a maximum retreat of 3.87 m/year detectedover the medium-term period down-drift of the Licata harbour. However, a few kilometres eastwardfrom the harbour, significant accretion was registered where a set of breakwaters was emplaced. TheShoreline Change Envelope (SCE) showed that the main depositional phenomena occurred duringthe decade between 1955 and 1966, whereas progressive and constant erosion was observed between1966 and 1989 in response to the increasing coastal armouring.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-445X
YR 2021
FD 2021-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25889
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25889
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 14-nov-2026