In this paper a Coastal Dune Vulnerability Index (CDVI) has been applied on a beach located in the eastern side of Sao Francisco do Sul Island (Brazil). The aim of this study is to assess the vulnerability of a coastal dune system and to identify the areas that result most sensitive to environmental changes. The CDVI has been applied along six transects traced out on two sectors that have been selected based on dune characteristics: Zone A is characterized by well developed parabolic dunes, whereas Zone B is characterized by transverse dunes. The analysis involved 51 quantitative and qualitative variables, divided into five groups: geomorphological dune system condition, marine influence, Aeolian effect, vegetation condition and human effect. The total CDVI was computed as the unweighted average of the partial vulnerability indices. In summary, the total vulnerability can be classified as medium: the geomorphological factor must be monitored at Grande beach, in particular the blowouts in Zone A and the frontal dune retreat in Zone B. The results of the study confirm that the management of coastal areas might be improved using a tool such as the CDVI, which can be easily applied on a regular basis to take under control the factors that mostly affect the evolution of the site.

Alquini, F., Bertoni, D., Sarti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Pozzebon, A., De Melo, J.C.F., et al. (2016). Vulnerability Assessment of a Coastal Dune System at São Francisco do sul Island, Santa Catarina, Brazil. In WORLD MULTIDISCIPLINARY EARTH SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM (WMESS 2016), PTS 1-4 (pp.5). Institute of Physics Publishing [10.1088/1755-1315/44/5/052028].

Vulnerability Assessment of a Coastal Dune System at São Francisco do sul Island, Santa Catarina, Brazil

Pozzebon, Alessandro;
2016-01-01

Abstract

In this paper a Coastal Dune Vulnerability Index (CDVI) has been applied on a beach located in the eastern side of Sao Francisco do Sul Island (Brazil). The aim of this study is to assess the vulnerability of a coastal dune system and to identify the areas that result most sensitive to environmental changes. The CDVI has been applied along six transects traced out on two sectors that have been selected based on dune characteristics: Zone A is characterized by well developed parabolic dunes, whereas Zone B is characterized by transverse dunes. The analysis involved 51 quantitative and qualitative variables, divided into five groups: geomorphological dune system condition, marine influence, Aeolian effect, vegetation condition and human effect. The total CDVI was computed as the unweighted average of the partial vulnerability indices. In summary, the total vulnerability can be classified as medium: the geomorphological factor must be monitored at Grande beach, in particular the blowouts in Zone A and the frontal dune retreat in Zone B. The results of the study confirm that the management of coastal areas might be improved using a tool such as the CDVI, which can be easily applied on a regular basis to take under control the factors that mostly affect the evolution of the site.
2016
Alquini, F., Bertoni, D., Sarti, G., Ciccarelli, D., Pozzebon, A., De Melo, J.C.F., et al. (2016). Vulnerability Assessment of a Coastal Dune System at São Francisco do sul Island, Santa Catarina, Brazil. In WORLD MULTIDISCIPLINARY EARTH SCIENCES SYMPOSIUM (WMESS 2016), PTS 1-4 (pp.5). Institute of Physics Publishing [10.1088/1755-1315/44/5/052028].
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