The scientific community agrees on the fact that climate change and consequent impacts will not be uniform on the planet but will assume specific regional and local characteristics. Some regions of the world will therefore be more vulnerable than others. In this perspective the assessment of a...

It is estimated that nearly one-third of India’s population lives on the coast and is dependent on its resources. Shoreline erosion, storm surges and extreme events have resulted in severe loss of human life, damage to ecosystems and to property along the coast of India. Studies carried out in...

The evaluation of error or uncertainty in shoreline change studies is an issue of prime importance for providing an adequate framework for calculated rates of change and to allow the establishment of threshold values above which the rates would be significant. In this note, a practical,...