The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine
The rapid increase of tourism and urbanization in the coastline of Buenos Aires province resulted in the need of infrastructure and services development along the entire coast. However, the lack of environmental criteria of human activities altered the aero and hydrodynamic conditions and is causing...
Guardado en:
| Autores principales: | , , |
|---|---|
| Publicado: |
2015
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro |
| Aporte de: |
| id |
paper:paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro |
|---|---|
| record_format |
dspace |
| spelling |
paper:paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro2023-06-08T15:58:32Z The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine Bunicontro, María Paula Marcomini, Silvia Cristina López, Rubén Alvaro Altered backshore Buenos Aires province Coastal dynamics Defense structures Environmental changes Mounds Beaches Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Landforms Altered backshore Buenos Aires Coastal dynamics Defense structure Environmental change Mounds Coastal zones beach erosion cliff climate change coastal protection coastal zone management human activity hydrodynamics infrastructural development morphometry spatiotemporal analysis tourism urbanization Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] The rapid increase of tourism and urbanization in the coastline of Buenos Aires province resulted in the need of infrastructure and services development along the entire coast. However, the lack of environmental criteria of human activities altered the aero and hydrodynamic conditions and is causing important cliffs regression and beach erosion.In this scenario and to minimize such problems, since 1980's, installing coastal defense structures became a very used method. The main types used in the study area are mounds built with blocks of quartzite and set up as longitudinal defenses on the cliff base. It was seen that these structures reduced coastline retreat but caused several environmental alterations changing natural dynamic conditions. These alterations caused serious consequences in coastal configuration, local and regional hydrodynamic, morphometry of beaches, environment and ecology of the coast and obviously, in the human activities and recreation areas.This paper analyses the coastal system evolution after mounds settlement, their functions and consequences to nature (comparing altered environments with those which still preserves natural conditions) and discuses its advantages and disadvantages with the objective of establish precedent for future integrated and conscious coastal management projects. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Fil:Bunicontro, M.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Marcomini, S.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:López, R.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2015 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro |
| institution |
Universidad de Buenos Aires |
| institution_str |
I-28 |
| repository_str |
R-134 |
| collection |
Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) |
| topic |
Altered backshore Buenos Aires province Coastal dynamics Defense structures Environmental changes Mounds Beaches Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Landforms Altered backshore Buenos Aires Coastal dynamics Defense structure Environmental change Mounds Coastal zones beach erosion cliff climate change coastal protection coastal zone management human activity hydrodynamics infrastructural development morphometry spatiotemporal analysis tourism urbanization Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] |
| spellingShingle |
Altered backshore Buenos Aires province Coastal dynamics Defense structures Environmental changes Mounds Beaches Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Landforms Altered backshore Buenos Aires Coastal dynamics Defense structure Environmental change Mounds Coastal zones beach erosion cliff climate change coastal protection coastal zone management human activity hydrodynamics infrastructural development morphometry spatiotemporal analysis tourism urbanization Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] Bunicontro, María Paula Marcomini, Silvia Cristina López, Rubén Alvaro The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| topic_facet |
Altered backshore Buenos Aires province Coastal dynamics Defense structures Environmental changes Mounds Beaches Fluid dynamics Hydrodynamics Landforms Altered backshore Buenos Aires Coastal dynamics Defense structure Environmental change Mounds Coastal zones beach erosion cliff climate change coastal protection coastal zone management human activity hydrodynamics infrastructural development morphometry spatiotemporal analysis tourism urbanization Argentina Buenos Aires [Argentina] |
| description |
The rapid increase of tourism and urbanization in the coastline of Buenos Aires province resulted in the need of infrastructure and services development along the entire coast. However, the lack of environmental criteria of human activities altered the aero and hydrodynamic conditions and is causing important cliffs regression and beach erosion.In this scenario and to minimize such problems, since 1980's, installing coastal defense structures became a very used method. The main types used in the study area are mounds built with blocks of quartzite and set up as longitudinal defenses on the cliff base. It was seen that these structures reduced coastline retreat but caused several environmental alterations changing natural dynamic conditions. These alterations caused serious consequences in coastal configuration, local and regional hydrodynamic, morphometry of beaches, environment and ecology of the coast and obviously, in the human activities and recreation areas.This paper analyses the coastal system evolution after mounds settlement, their functions and consequences to nature (comparing altered environments with those which still preserves natural conditions) and discuses its advantages and disadvantages with the objective of establish precedent for future integrated and conscious coastal management projects. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. |
| author |
Bunicontro, María Paula Marcomini, Silvia Cristina López, Rubén Alvaro |
| author_facet |
Bunicontro, María Paula Marcomini, Silvia Cristina López, Rubén Alvaro |
| author_sort |
Bunicontro, María Paula |
| title |
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| title_short |
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| title_full |
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| title_fullStr |
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| title_full_unstemmed |
The effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of Buenos Aires province, Argentine |
| title_sort |
effect of coastal defense structures (mounds) on southeast coast of buenos aires province, argentine |
| publishDate |
2015 |
| url |
https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_09645691_v116_n_p404_Bunicontro |
| work_keys_str_mv |
AT bunicontromariapaula theeffectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine AT marcominisilviacristina theeffectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine AT lopezrubenalvaro theeffectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine AT bunicontromariapaula effectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine AT marcominisilviacristina effectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine AT lopezrubenalvaro effectofcoastaldefensestructuresmoundsonsoutheastcoastofbuenosairesprovinceargentine |
| _version_ |
1768544604530933760 |