A5071110982- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Reliability and Maintenance Optimization
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Landslides and related hazards
- Software Reliability and Analysis Research
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- Earthquake and Tsunami Effects
- Seismic Waves and Analysis
- Wave and Wind Energy Systems
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Cruise Tourism Development and Management
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Mining and Gasification Technologies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
University of Palermo
2010-2025
DNV (Norway)
2013-2017
Tecnologia Energia Ambiente Materiali (Italy)
2004-2014
University of Catania
2011-2012
This paper shows coastal evolution along the Andalusia Region (Spain) and impacts on it of structures. The study area was divided into 47 units to calculate erosion/accretion/stability (or evolution) rates by using DSAS extension ArcGIS software. Evolution were different classes from “Very high accretion” erosion”. As a result, 9 recorded accretion, 19 stability erosion. Further, 17 presented positive balance 28 negative one, showing net 29,738.4 m2/year corresponding loss 1784.30 km2 beach...
This paper investigates wave climate and storm characteristics along the Mediterranean coast of Andalusia, for period 1979–2014, by means analysis data on four prediction points obtained from European Centre Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Normally, to characterize storms, researchers use so-called “power index”. In this paper, a different approach was adopted based assessment energy flux each storm, using robust definition sea storm. During investigated period, total 2961 events...
Abstract. In this work, we study a Mediterranean cyclone, Helios, which took place during 9–11 February 2023 in the southeastern part of Sicily and Malta, by multiparametric approach combining microseism results with sea state meteorological data provided wavemeter buoy, HF radar, hindcast maps satellite SEVIRI images. The sub-tropical system Helios caused heavy rainfall, strong wind gusts violent storm surges significant wave heights greater than 5 m. We deal relationships between such...
Coastal zones, at the interface between land and sea, face increasing challenges from erosion, sea-level rise, anthropogenic interventions, necessitating innovative tools for effective management protection. This study introduces COAST-PROSIM, a novel numerical model specifically designed to predict shoreline evolution assess impacts of coastal defence structures on morphology. Unlike existing models that often trade-off computational efficiency physical accuracy, COAST-PROSIM balances these...
The Málaga coast, in the south of Spain, is a densely populated tourist destination where ports, marinas and coastal protection structures various typologies (e.g., groins, breakwaters, revetments) shapes “Y”, “L”, etc., shaped groins) have been emplaced. Such modified long- cross-shore sediment transport produced changes beach morphology evolution nearby areas. To characterize related to shore-normal structures, erosion/accretion areas close anthropic were measured using sequence aerial...
Rocky coasts represent the most widespread coastal environment and, under present accelerated sea-level rise scenario, are suffering huge impacts in terms of erosion. This type coastline, like all environments, is subject to effects a wide range marine and terrestrial processes that continually reshape them over time.This research aims propose new methodological approach for assessing susceptibility rocky forcing factors may be exacerbated by ongoing climate change.The proposed method based...
Coastal monitoring is a rapidly evolving field essential for understanding meteorological and marine conditions, which in turn supports the development of effective strategies managing coastal areas. This necessity increasingly critical given challenges posed by climate change, rising sea levels, extreme weather events. Among tools available, video surveillance, combined with advanced machine learning computer vision techniques, has emerged as powerful method. It offers detailed spatial...
Human occupation along coastal areas has been greatly increasing in recent decades and, many places, human activities and infrastructures are threatened by erosion processes that can produce relevant economic losses. In order to reduce such impacts design sound management strategies, which range from the “no action” “protection” option, managers need know intrinsic sensitivity potential vulnerability value of land uses. this paper, a first step, was determined calculating following: (i)...
Coastal areas are among the most biologically productive, dynamic and valued ecosystems on Earth. They subject to changes that greatly vary in scale, time duration additional pressures resulting from anthropogenic activities. The aim of this work was investigate shoreline evolution main environmental coastal stretch between towns Licata Gela (in Gulf Gela, Sicily, Italy). methodology used included analysis of: (i) over long- medium-term periods (1955–2019 1989–2019, respectively), (ii) dune...
Coastal environments are complex systems that influenced by a combination of natural processes and human activities. Scientific interest in the effects coastal erosion/accretion climatic change-related greatly increased recent decades due to growing development along areas. This paper investigates state evolution beach-dune for 1977-2001 2001-2019 periods Mediterranean coast Andalusia (Spain) using two different proxies: dune toe line, which was used track foredunes evolution, high-water...
Abstract. In recent decades in the Mediterranean Sea, high anthropic pressure from increasing economic and touristic development has affected several coastal areas. Today erosion phenomena threaten human activities existing structures, interdisciplinary studies are needed to better understand actual dynamics. Beach evolution analysis can be conducted using GIS methodologies, such as well-known Digital Shoreline Analysis System (DSAS), which error assessment based on shoreline positioning...
This paper presents the estimation of wave energy potential around Aegadian islands (Italy), carried out on basis high resolution hindcast. reanalysis was developed employing Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) WAVEWATCH III ® models for modelling atmosphere waves, respectively. Wave climate has been determined using above-mentioned 32-year dataset covering years from 1979 to 2010. To improve information about characteristics regarding spatial details, i.e., increasing model resolution,...
In recent decades, coastal erosion phenomena have increased due to climate change. The frequency and intensity of extreme events the poor sediment supply by anthropized river basins (dams, weirs, culverts, etc.) a crucial role in erosion. Therefore, an integrated analysis is produce detailed accurate vulnerability information support mitigation strategies. This research aimed assess Sicilian coast, also including validation procedure obtained scenario. was computed means CeVI (Coastal...
This paper deals with the characterization and evolution of dune systems along Mediterranean coast Andalusia, in South Spain, a first step to assess their relevant value coastal flood protection determination sound management strategies protect such valuable ecological systems. Different types were mapped as well toe position fragmentation, which favors sensitivity storms’ impacts, human occupation from 1977 2001 2016. Within GIS (Geographic Information System) project, 53 that summed total...