List of works - Paolo Ciavola

A Pan-European high resolution storm surge hindcast

scientific article published on 19 December 2019

A new European coastal flood database for low–medium intensity events

scientific article published in 2023

An Analysis of the Performances of Low Frequency Cylinder Glass Tags for the Underwater Tracking of Pebbles on a Natural Beach

Assessing the Costs of Natural Hazards - State of the Art and the Way Forward

Bar Changes Due to Storm Events Using Argus: Lido di Dante, Italy

article

Beach morphodynamics and types of foredune erosion generated by storms along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

article

Beach recreation planning using video-derived coastal state indicators

Beach sediment mixing under drained and undrained conditions

Bio-dependent bed parameters as a proxy tool for sediment stability in mixed habitat intertidal areas

Can an early-warning system help minimize the impacts of coastal storms? A case study of the 2012 Halloween storm, northern Italy

article

Coastal dynamics and impact of coastal protection works on the Spurn Head spit (UK)

article

Costing natural hazards

Critical storm thresholds for significant morphological changes and damage along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

article

Depth of Sand Activation on Protected and Non-Protected Nourished Beaches: A Laboratory Study in a Large-Scale Wave Flume

Dynamics of a nearshore bar system in the northern Adriatic: A video-based morphological classification

article

Evaluating Short-Term Tidal Flat Evolution Through UAV Surveys: A Case Study in the Po Delta (Italy)

scientific article published in 2021

Evaluation of coastal vulnerability to flooding: comparison of two different methodologies adopted by the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)

article

Evolution of wetlands in the northern part of the Po Delta: The experience of unmanaged realignments

scientific article published in 2024

Field observations of sand-mixing depths on steep beaches

article published in 1997

Flow Resistance and Associated Sedimentary Processes in a Spartina maritima Salt-Marsh

scholarly article by Urs Neumeier & Paolo Ciavola published April 2004 in Journal of Coastal Research

Historical analysis of storm events: Case studies in France, England, Portugal and Italy

article

Impressive abrasion rates of marked pebbles on a coarse-clastic beach within a 13-month timespan

scholarly article by Duccio Bertoni published in November 2016

Introduction to RISC-KIT: Resilience-increasing strategies for coasts

scientific article published in April 2018

Laboratory study on a beach drainage system

scholarly article by Pasquale Contestabile et al published August 2012 in Coastal Engineering

Large-scale morphodynamic experiments on a beach drainage system

Linking source with consequences of coastal storm impacts for climate change and risk reduction scenarios for Mediterranean sandy beaches

article by Marc Sanuy et al published 3 July 2018 in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Linking source with consequences of coastal storm impacts for climate change and risk reduction scenarios for Mediterranean sandy beaches

scholarly article published 9 October 2017

Local-scale post-event assessments with GPS and UAV-based quick-response surveys: a pilot case from the Emilia–Romagna (Italy) coast

article

Managing local coastal inundation risk using real-time forecasts and artificial dune placements

scholarly article by Mitchell D. Harley & Paolo Ciavola published July 2013 in Coastal Engineering

On the displacement of marked pebbles on two coarse-clastic beaches during short fair-weather periods (Marina di Pisa and Portonovo, Italy)

article

Opportunities and constraints for managed retreat on exposed sandy shores: Examples from Emilia-Romagna, Italy

article

Performance of a Beach Dewatering System—Chiaiolella Beach, Procida Island, Italy

article

Prediction of Storm Impacts on Beach and Dune Systems

scholarly article published 24 October 2014

Preface "The record of marine storminess along European coastlines"

Preface: Monitoring and modelling to guide coastal adaptation to extreme storm events in a changing climate

article by J. M. Brown et al published 12 February 2016 in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences

Quick Response Assessment of the Impact of an Extreme Storm Combining Aerial Drone and RTK GPS

scholarly article published 10 October 2017

RISC-KIT: Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts - toolKIT

RISC-KIT: Resilience-increasing Strategies for Coasts

Review article: Assessing the costs of natural hazards – state of the art and knowledge gaps

River-mouth geomorphological changes over >130 years (1882–2014) in a small Mediterranean delta: Is the Magra delta reverting to an estuary?

scholarly article by Marta Pratellesi published in September 2018

Sediment Transport Pattern and Coastal Evolution at Lido di Dante Beach, Adriatic Sea

Shoreline rotation and response to nourishment of a gravel embayed beach using a low-cost video monitoring technique: San Michele-Sassi Neri, Central Italy

article

Short term displacements of marked pebbles in the swash zone: Focus on particle shape and size

scholarly article by Edoardo Grottoli published in September 2015

Storm impacts along European coastlines. Part 1: The joint effort of the MICORE and ConHaz Projects

article by Paolo Ciavola et al published November 2011 in Environmental Science and Policy

Storm impacts along European coastlines. Part 2: lessons learned from the MICORE project

article by Paolo Ciavola et al published November 2011 in Environmental Science and Policy

Swash zone response under various wave regimes

Temporal evolution of patterns and processes related to subsidence of the coastal area surrounding the Bevano River mouth (Northern Adriatic) – Italy

article

The Po Delta is restarting progradation: geomorphological evolution based on a 47-years Earth Observation dataset.

scientific article published on 22 February 2018

Thresholds for storm impacts along European coastlines: Introduction

article by Paolo Ciavola & Marcel Stive published March 2012 in Geomorphology

Towards robust pan-European storm surge forecasting

scholarly article by T. Fernández-Montblanc published in January 2019

Tracer studies on the updrift margin of a complex inlet system

Universal characteristics of particle shape evolution by bed-load chipping.

scientific article

Using High-Spatial Resolution UAV-Derived Data to Evaluate Vegetation and Geomorphological Changes on a Dune Field Involved in a Restoration Endeavour

scientific article published on 20 May 2021

List of works by Paolo Ciavola

A Pan-European high resolution storm surge hindcast

A new European coastal flood database for low–medium intensity events

An Analysis of the Performances of Low Frequency Cylinder Glass Tags for the Underwater Tracking of Pebbles on a Natural Beach

Assessing the Costs of Natural Hazards - State of the Art and the Way Forward

Bar Changes Due to Storm Events Using Argus: Lido di Dante, Italy

Beach morphodynamics and types of foredune erosion generated by storms along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

Beach recreation planning using video-derived coastal state indicators

Beach sediment mixing under drained and undrained conditions

Bio-dependent bed parameters as a proxy tool for sediment stability in mixed habitat intertidal areas

Can an early-warning system help minimize the impacts of coastal storms? A case study of the 2012 Halloween storm, northern Italy

Coastal dynamics and impact of coastal protection works on the Spurn Head spit (UK)

Costing natural hazards

Critical storm thresholds for significant morphological changes and damage along the Emilia-Romagna coastline, Italy

Depth of Sand Activation on Protected and Non-Protected Nourished Beaches: A Laboratory Study in a Large-Scale Wave Flume

Dynamics of a nearshore bar system in the northern Adriatic: A video-based morphological classification

Evaluating Short-Term Tidal Flat Evolution Through UAV Surveys: A Case Study in the Po Delta (Italy)

Evaluation of coastal vulnerability to flooding: comparison of two different methodologies adopted by the Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)

Evolution of wetlands in the northern part of the Po Delta: The experience of unmanaged realignments

Field observations of sand-mixing depths on steep beaches

Flow Resistance and Associated Sedimentary Processes in a Spartina maritima Salt-Marsh

Historical analysis of storm events: Case studies in France, England, Portugal and Italy

Impressive abrasion rates of marked pebbles on a coarse-clastic beach within a 13-month timespan

Introduction to RISC-KIT: Resilience-increasing strategies for coasts

Laboratory study on a beach drainage system

Large-scale morphodynamic experiments on a beach drainage system

Linking source with consequences of coastal storm impacts for climate change and risk reduction scenarios for Mediterranean sandy beaches

Linking source with consequences of coastal storm impacts for climate change and risk reduction scenarios for Mediterranean sandy beaches

Local-scale post-event assessments with GPS and UAV-based quick-response surveys: a pilot case from the Emilia–Romagna (Italy) coast

Managing local coastal inundation risk using real-time forecasts and artificial dune placements

On the displacement of marked pebbles on two coarse-clastic beaches during short fair-weather periods (Marina di Pisa and Portonovo, Italy)

Opportunities and constraints for managed retreat on exposed sandy shores: Examples from Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Performance of a Beach Dewatering System—Chiaiolella Beach, Procida Island, Italy

Prediction of Storm Impacts on Beach and Dune Systems

Preface "The record of marine storminess along European coastlines"

Preface: Monitoring and modelling to guide coastal adaptation to extreme storm events in a changing climate

Quick Response Assessment of the Impact of an Extreme Storm Combining Aerial Drone and RTK GPS

RISC-KIT: Resilience-Increasing Strategies for Coasts - toolKIT

RISC-KIT: Resilience-increasing Strategies for Coasts

Review article: Assessing the costs of natural hazards – state of the art and knowledge gaps

River-mouth geomorphological changes over >130 years (1882–2014) in a small Mediterranean delta: Is the Magra delta reverting to an estuary?

Sediment Transport Pattern and Coastal Evolution at Lido di Dante Beach, Adriatic Sea

Shoreline rotation and response to nourishment of a gravel embayed beach using a low-cost video monitoring technique: San Michele-Sassi Neri, Central Italy

Short term displacements of marked pebbles in the swash zone: Focus on particle shape and size

Storm impacts along European coastlines. Part 1: The joint effort of the MICORE and ConHaz Projects

Storm impacts along European coastlines. Part 2: lessons learned from the MICORE project

Swash zone response under various wave regimes

Temporal evolution of patterns and processes related to subsidence of the coastal area surrounding the Bevano River mouth (Northern Adriatic) – Italy

The Po Delta is restarting progradation: geomorphological evolution based on a 47-years Earth Observation dataset.

Thresholds for storm impacts along European coastlines: Introduction

Towards robust pan-European storm surge forecasting

Tracer studies on the updrift margin of a complex inlet system

Universal characteristics of particle shape evolution by bed-load chipping.

Using High-Spatial Resolution UAV-Derived Data to Evaluate Vegetation and Geomorphological Changes on a Dune Field Involved in a Restoration Endeavour

River-mouth geomorphological changes over >130 years (1882–2014) in a small Mediterranean delta: Is the Magra delta reverting to an estuary?