A healthy ocean, a protected climate
Environmental inequalities in the management of coastal amenities and risks (INEGALITTO) Communauté d’Agglomération de La Rochelle, Charron, St-Brieuc Armor Agglomération – France Project leader: La Rochelle University, UMR LIENSs Dates : 2016-2020 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary The coastline is both attractive and highly exposed to sea hazards. Besides being an area subject to…
Protecting the barrier beach from Sète to Marseillan Sète – France Project leader: Sète Agglopôle Méditerranée Dates : 2004-2019 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary The barrier beach from Sète to Marseillan suffers particularly from coastal erosion (nearly 45 ha were lost between 1954 and 2000) while the 100-year storm of 1982 caused significant damage.…
ECOPLAGE in Les Sables d’Olonne La grande plage des Sables d’Olonne – France Project leader: ECOPLAGE Dates : 1999-2021 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary In the 1990s, several studies established that the Sables D’Olonne beach showed a clear trend towards erosion. This erosion is leading to a lowering of the beach profile, reducing its…
ECOPLAGE in La Baule: 3 in 1 drainage system La Baule-Escoublac Beach – France Project leader: ECOPLAGE Dates : 2018-2019 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary Between 1990 and 2000, out of the 80,000m3 of sand lost from the Bay of Pouliguen Beach, 69% was from La Baule central Beach. A wall at the top…
ECOPLAGE in Dubai Madinat Jumeirah Beach, Dubai – United Arab Emirates Project leader: ECOPLAGE Dates : 2011-2021 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary The beach of Madinat Jumeirah undergoes intense sediment transport, leading to the rapid erosion of the beach that retreats by 5 to 10 meters per year. In this regard, the Jumeirah beach…
Redevelopment of a portion of basaltic sandy beach in Cambaie Saint-Paul, Coastline of Cambaie – France Porteur du projet: City of Saint-Paul Dates : 2019-2023 Classification Risks Solutions Actors Costs Summary Led by the Municipality of Saint Paul, in partnership with the National Forestry Office and the Centre d’Etude et de Découverte des Tortues…