Feasibility of artificial reefs as coastal protection measures at the Danube Delta coast, Romania

The Danube Delta coast is part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, thus being aimed to preserve its typical natural habitats. Over the last decades, human interventions along the Danube River, as well as coastal navigation and harbour protection works on the Romanian coast, have determined the re...

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Autores: Dinu, Irina, Gracia García, Vicente|||0000-0002-4628-426X, García León, Manuel|||0000-0001-6498-1440, Lin-Ye, Jue, Stanica, Adrian, Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín|||0000-0002-3450-6697
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/427645
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/427645
https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1568364
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Artificial reef
Coastal protection
Numerical model
Wave height
Storm
Coefficient of transmission
Wave energy
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Enginyeria hidràulica, marítima i sanitària::Ports i costes
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Sumario:The Danube Delta coast is part of the Danube Delta Biosphere Reserve, thus being aimed to preserve its typical natural habitats. Over the last decades, human interventions along the Danube River, as well as coastal navigation and harbour protection works on the Romanian coast, have determined the reduction of sediment supply along the Danube Delta coast, which is nowadays affected by erosion on its widest part. Sustainable management plans for the Danube Delta coast include the use of working-with-nature solutions. In this work, the effectiveness of artificial reefs along the Danube Delta coast has been assessed, from the hydrodynamic point of view.