Dear Colleagues,

The coastal area is the physical interface of land and water and a highly dynamic natural system. Coastal landscapes are the result of the continuous interaction between the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the atmosphere. The geological setting along with sediment supply, waves, tides, currents, and wind controls the coastal formations. The location of the coastline varies greatly through time, from the daily water level fluctuations due to tides to climatic-influenced sea-level fluctuations or the shoreline advance or retreat caused by the geologic activity. Moreover, coastal areas are very important environments for the ecosystem, including humans. Coastal areas have been inhabited since ancient times, and multiple human activities take place in them. Nowadays, many countries host a large amount of population along their coastlines. Low-elevated coastal areas host more than 600 million people, approximately 10% of the world’s population. Thus, the combination of natural factors and anthropogenic actions affect the evolution of the coastal zone. In many cases, these processes result in the gradual increase of phenomena such as floods and erosion in coastal areas.

This Special Issue focus on the scientific advances in coastline evolution. Coastline evolution is a vital way for the integrated management of coastal zones. In this context, this Special Issue invites papers dealing with:

• coastline evolution: hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes, natural coastal zones, sea level rise, geosphere, coastal environments, coastal habitants, and ecosystems,
• land use changes, salinization, air, water and soil pollution/degradation, climate changes, natural resources, coastal megacities, coastal engineering, artificial coasts, loss of biodiversity in coastal areas,
• natural hazards evolution: all atmospheric, hydrologic, geologic and geomorphologic hazardous natural phenomena that potentially affect coastal areas,
• coastline changes: mapping, monitoring, modeling, GIS and EO data, geo-engineering coastlines, land reclamation, management of coastal zone.

Dr. Hariklia D. Skilodimou
Dr. George D. Bathrellos
Guest Editors

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• coastal dynamic processes
• sea-level rise
• coastal environments
• pollution/degradation of coastal zone
• climatic changes
• coastline changes
• natural hazards in coastal areas
• coastal zone management