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Coastal Development of Daugavgrîva Island, Located Near the Gulf of Riga / Rîgas Lîèa Piekrastes Krasta Attîstîba Daugavgrîvas Salâ
Juris BurlakovsJânis LapinskisLaura BçrtiòaMâris Krievânssubject
MultidisciplinaryCoastal hazardsLevellingScienceQthe gulf of rigagranulometric compositionNatural (archaeology)Coastal developmentHydraulic structureOceanographylevellingErosionEnvironmental scienceAlluviumaccumulationRecreationcoastal erosiondescription
Abstract Natural as well as anthropogenic processes impact greatly sensitive coastal areas all over the world. The spectrum of natural processes involved can be classified as meteorological, geological, marine, and lithodynamic. The Baltic Sea with its Gulf of Riga is an area in which combined sea erosion and accumulation processes, as well as alluvial processes, play significant roles in the coastal development. Major anthropogenic processes include impacts from ports and coastal protection structures, such as Riga Port hydraulic structures, fairway channels and coastal defence items. During summer also additional pressure of recreational activities has increased the effect on the coastal beach. Levelling data, historical cartographical material and beach sedimentary material granulometric analysis were used to describe natural and anthropogenic effects on development of the coastal beach of Daugavgrîva Island.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-01 | Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences. |