Week 13: Coastal Hazards
Spain faces many coastal hazards and challenges, mainly related to erosion, rising sea levels, and flooding. Regions of Spain that face coastal hazards are areas along the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts, these areas suffer from coastal erosion. This can be caused by human activities like urbanization and construction being done on the shorelines. A few more causes could be natural factors like storms, rising sea levels, and ocean currents changing. As for Spain's flooding issues, low-lying coastal areas, including parts of the Balearic Islands, Valencia, and the Canary Islands, are usually susceptible to flooding due to rising sea levels. Finally, Spain has integrated coastal zone management, coastal defense projects, restoration of coastal ecosystems, public awareness/alerts, and European Union support to help mitigate coastal hazards. Zone Management (ICZM) approaches to help promote sustainable development along the coast, which involves pr...