During the last few decades coastal dunes, for centuries a distinctive feature of Ravenna’s coastline, have been seriously affected by tourist development and human activities. Considering the importance of these structures as natural defences against beach erosion from sea storms, the main purpose of this work is to characterize the dunes and to reconstruct their recent evolution from both a botanical and a geo-environmental point of view. Another purpose is to evaluate the future natural evolution of dunes in this type of coast.
Geomorphology and evolution of Ravenna’s dune system (Italy) / Caruso L.; Giambastiani B.; Gabbianelli G.; Diani L.. - In: VLIZ SPECIAL PUBLICATION. - ISSN 1377-0950. - STAMPA. - 19:(2005), pp. 591-593. (Intervento presentato al convegno Dunes and Estuaries 2005: International Conference on nature restoration practices in European coastal habitats tenutosi a Koksijde, Belgium 19-23 nel 19-23 September 2005).
Geomorphology and evolution of Ravenna’s dune system (Italy)
CARUSO, LAURA;GIAMBASTIANI, BEATRICE MARIA SOLE;GABBIANELLI, GIOVANNI;DIANI, LORENZO
2005
Abstract
During the last few decades coastal dunes, for centuries a distinctive feature of Ravenna’s coastline, have been seriously affected by tourist development and human activities. Considering the importance of these structures as natural defences against beach erosion from sea storms, the main purpose of this work is to characterize the dunes and to reconstruct their recent evolution from both a botanical and a geo-environmental point of view. Another purpose is to evaluate the future natural evolution of dunes in this type of coast.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
