Coastal Erosion in Turkey

   In the northeast of Turkey, the Eastern Black Sea Region has been exposed to severe
   coastal erosion and shoreline recession for the last 30 years.
 Manmade activities are one of the most critical reasons for this problem.  This coastal imbalance was due to commercial and municipal sand mining. Another cause which contributed to this coastal imbalance was the construction of a highway near the shore. This project used fill soil close to the coast.

Wave energy increases by reflected waves along these slopes and causes a littoral sediment transport. Finally, the other important reason for erosion and recession is also manmade, pertaining to incorrect site selection and planning and design of coastal structures such as harbors and fishery harbors, for example.
Possible remedies to re-establish beaches are being investigated and some design
criteria changes have been presented to
change various engineering structures to fortify these coastal areas such that they are planned better against erosion.

REFERENCES
Yuksek O., Onsoy H., Birben A.R., Ozolcer I.H., Coastal erosion in Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey (1995)  Coastal Engineering,  26  (3-4) , pp. 225-239.

Ergül, H.A.,Topcuoǧlu, S. Seasonal changes in settling particulate matter on the eastern
Turkish coast of the Black Sea. 2009


Velegrakis, A.F., Lehmann, A., et al. Beach erosion prediction for the Black Sea coast due to sea level rise, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCO, 2009

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378383995000224


Comments

  1. UnknownApril 29, 2018 at 4:55 PM

    Hi Linda!

    This week we learned about coastal erosion and coastal hazards in our Geology chapter. We were suppose to write a blog on that topic too. I wanted to start off by saying that I really like how your blog has a great aesthetic. All the information is well organized and looks amazing. I also really enjoyed reading your post this week. I agree that there are a lot of manmade problems nowadays, and some actions even affect our coastal regions. Us human's need to figure out ways to not harm nature anymore.

    Great job Linda!
    -Jessica

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