Ignacio Toledo

University of Alicante | UA · Departamento de Ingeniería Civil

Erosion is becoming one of the biggest problems affecting coastlines around the world. The lack of sediment supply, the increase in storms intensity and sea level rise are behind the continuous damage that affects the coast, especially in urban areas. In this study, a review of solutions has been carried out in various parts of the world to mitigat...

Human activities like dam construction in rivers and urban development in coastal areas, combined with climate change, are degrading coastal systems. As a result, many European countries have implemented laws and strategies to protect their shorelines. This research focuses on Guardamar del Segura in Spain, where human actions in the Segura River b...

Storm surge is a fundamental process to understanding the behaviour of sea level. This variable, which depends on atmospheric pressure and wind action, has been widely documented. However, few studies quantify these relationships for various geographic areas. This study analyses the most influential factors in the variation of storm surges at sever...

Dune systems have recently become fundamental natural solutions for the protection of the coast. The study of its morphodynamic features in storm situations is well documented in the literature. However, the morphological behaviour of these ecosystems when they are artificially modified by humans is still not adequately known. In this study, the mo...

La erosión costera es un fenómeno natural que se está convirtiendo en un problema creciente a lo largo de las costas de todo el mundo. En esta investigación se ha estudiado la evolución de la Playa de Poniente, Benidorm (España), la cual presenta un comportamiento morfológico diferente según la zona analizada. Para ello, se ha realizado en primer l...

The increase in anthropic activities and floods of coastal and river origin put the proper functioning of coastal cities at risk. Benidorm (Spain), an international tourist destination, is no exception to the effects of climate change. Maritime storms intensified, with an increase in wave height by 61% in the last 10 years. Likewise, changes in atm...

Este libro presenta una colección de problemas y casos prácticos sobre diferentes ámbitos de vanguardia en la ingeniería marítima.Se ha estructurado en cuatro capítulos: «Diques en talud», «Diques verticales», «Rebasabilidad y cota de inundación» y finalmente «Actuaciones en la costa y elementos de protección costeros». Los autores se han centrado...

Coastal erosion is a natural phenomenon that is becoming a growing problem along coastlines around the world. In this research, the evolution of two beaches located in Benidorm (Spain) has been studied: Poniente Beach and Levante Beach. Both have similar characteristics, but present a different morphological behaviour. An analysis of shoreline evol...