Open AccessASSESSMENT OF A NATURE-BASED STRUCTURE TO MANAGE COASTAL DUNE EROSION IN YUCATAN, MEXICO
Author(s) -
Mariana Gonzalez Leija,
Soffa Fregoso Lomas
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of conference on coastal engineering/proceedings of ... conference on coastal engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2156-1028
pISSN - 0589-087X
DOI - 10.9753/icce.v36.structures.57
Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , coastal erosion , erosion , ecosystem , sand dune stabilization , geography , environmental resource management , environmental protection , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , environmental science , ecology , geomorphology , geotechnical engineering , pathology , biology , medicine
In Yucatan , one of the main causes of coastal erosion is the use of "remedy" measures (groins or "espolones") by communities whom refuses to eliminate them (Medellin, 2015, Ruiz,2016). The erosion management approach has been dominated by engineering schemes resulting in beach values degradation and despite the development of recovery programs, no actions for protection/restoration of coastal ecosystems particularly , dunes have never been undertaken. In addition , dune flattening and vegetation elimination are common practices associated to coastal land use. Today , 56.1% of coast lacks of any type of dune/vegetation and 32% of sandy beaches are