Islands are the first to be affected by climate change (CC): their small size, generally low altitudes and external dependence increase their vulnerability to natural, particularly coastal hazards, aggravated by CC (Bertrand and Richard, 2011). Nowadays, the introduction of adaptation to CC is criti...

the island of Sein, located off the coast of Finistériennes, is a prime ‘area of risk’: this low island is facing frequent and violent storms, the population has been living ‘with the risk’ of submersion for generations, while the probability of catastrophic hazards increases due to the lack of plan...

In France, the strong storms of recent decades and their impact on coastlines have led to the emphasis being placed on the causal links that may exist between climate change and the current trends in the coastlines subject to erosion and submersion. However, it seems necessary to put into perspectiv...

This article deals with coastal vulnerability to the risk of marine submersion. This vulnerability is divided into four components: contingencies (weather phenomena, climate change, etc.), challenges (valuation of market and non-market goods, etc.), management (public prevention and repair policies)...

This thesis, registered in October 2009, has been effected by recent revents; the floods that were caused by the storm, Xynthia, in February, 2010. Due to the climate change and to the land pressure still stronger on the coast, the vulnerability of the human activities in the flooding will only incr...

This study is part of one of the Natura 2000 objectives defined by the municipality of Guissény: conservation and maintenance of dunary environments (Objective A3), which is reflected in Action Fiche No 6 ‘Rehabilitating degraded dunar areas’. In this respect, two actions have been decided: (I) rest...

International audience Important damages occur in small headwater catchments when they are hit by severe storms with complex spatio-temporal structure, sometimes resulting in flash floods. As these catchments are mostly not covered by sensor networks, it is difficult to forecast these floods. This i...

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International audience Face aux risques d’érosion littorale et de submersion marine aggravés par l’élévation du niveau de la mer, de nouvelles mesures, visant à réduire la vulnérabilité des économies littorales par la relocalisation des biens les plus exposés, sont préconisées. Cependant, elles font...

A LittoSIM workshop was organised on 14 April 2017 in Oléron. It brought together around 15 elected staff; technicians, officers on mission, directors for the management of submersion. For more information and to register: contact-littosim@univ-lr.fr

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The concept of experience has become a key element in understanding consumer behaviour and the main basis for a new marketing approach: domestic marketing. Based on the idea that the current consumer seeks to experience immersions in extraordinary experiences rather than meeting mere products or ser...

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Abstract Background Climate change and rising sea level will certainly lead to significant changes in the management of low-lying coastal areas in the coming decades. While the most recent studies in the field of coastal storms-related flooding are increasingly integrated, simultaneously addressing...

We report on the hydrologic and morphologic setting of the Samborombón Bay, Argentina, which is expected at the end of the 21st century as a consequence of possible scenarios of relative sea level rise (RSLR). The geomorphological analysis of the Samborombón coastland points out only minor changes o...

Recent flash flood impact studies highlight that road networks are often disrupted due to adverse weather and flash flood events. Road users are thus particularly exposed to road flooding during their daily mobility. Previous exposure studies, however, do not take into consideration population m...

This paper proposes a possible genesis of “submersion de la peine”, poem from the collection Formulaires by Mohammed Dib. The contingencies of dossier génétique fit closely to these ones of the poem’s mood evolution leading from lyricism to metaphysics and appearance to comprehend meantime a pictori...

The Moroccan Mediterranean coast is located in one of the area's most vulnerable to extreme weather events or tsunami hazards. The objective of this research is to reconstruct the historical extreme submersion-event record using sea-induced deposits preserved in coastal lagoon. The Nador lagoon is t...

<p>We have proposed a conceptual model of dynamics of frozen and cooled below 0°С rocks of the coastal zone. The map shows the areas of degradation, formation, and a stable state of permafrost. The basis of mapping is the type assignment of the coastal zone based on the transformation factors. This...

The dynamics of the cultural landscape is associated with the penetration of people into the natural landscape, the settling and adaptation to the needs of the society and its development. Climate creates the decisive influence, specifically the form of extreme high rainfall causing flooding. Advers...

In flash flood prone areas, roads are often the first assets affected by inundations which make rescue operations difficult and represent a major threat to lives: almost half of the victims are car passengers trapped by floods. In the past years, the Gard region (France) road management services hav...

In 2011, the French government commissioned the SMBS-GLP (Somme Bay –Picardie Coast joint venture development authority) to implement a flood prevention action programme along the Northern Sea coast between Le Tréport and Berck, in order to provide an overall mid- and long-term intervention strategy...

This study suggests the analysis of scoastal flood prone zone (PPR-SM) at Guissény (Finistère, France), where an increase of the stakes is taking place in a strong hazard area. The PPR flood prone zone in this commune shows some insufficiencies and can be improved by using a more accurate Digital El...

The storm Xynthia occurred on the 28th of february 2010. It has been one of the most deadly seen on the French territory since several decades, with 47 victims, half of them found on the department of Vendée. We suggest a global interpretation of the reasons of the disaster on two adjoining district...