| Title: | FORTY YEARS OF COASTAL ENGINEERING IN PORTUGAL |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812701916_0001 |
| Source: | COASTAL ENGINEERING 2004 (pp 3-39)
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| Author(s): | I. B. MOTA OLIVEIRA
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Instituto Superior Técnico, Dept. de Engenharia Civil e Arquitectura, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisbon-Portugal
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| Abstract: | The history of the coastal engineering activity in Portugal since 1964, the date of the last ICCE to be held in Lisbon, is briefly summarized. A difficult task indeed due to the time span of 40 years to be dealt with. The characterization of the country economical evolution, concerning coastal activities, is first tried by means of a set of growth indicators. The advances in the knowledge of some basic aspects, such as wave climate and littoral sediment transport in Portuguese coasts, are highlighted. The developments on coastal erosion, coastal protection and on the construction of coastal structures (breakwaters) are exemplified by means of some relevant case studies. The development of the scientific infrastructure is also very briefly presented. |
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