Chapter 3 - Coastal Development: Construction of a Public Policy for the Shores and Seas of Mexico
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Sediment trap height affects mass, particle size, and biogeochemical composition of material collected in an equatorial coral reef
2022, Marine Pollution BulletinCitation Excerpt :Coral cover is declining worldwide (e.g. Richmond, 1993; Hughes et al., 2003, 2017), chiefly due to coral bleaching (Hughes et al., 2017; Dalton et al., 2020), overexploitation (Garrabou et al., 2017), and increased coastal development (driven by urbanisation and tourism; Sevilla et al., 2019).
The impact of creek formation and land drainage runoff on sediment cycling in estuarine systems
2022, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf ScienceCitation Excerpt :Over time, increasing pressure on coastal areas owing to rapid development in the coastal zone regions has led to significant changes in short and long-term natural processes (Dean and Dalrymple, 2002). About 2.5 billion people worldwide (40% of the world's population) currently live within 100 km of the coast adding increasing pressure to the coastal ecosystem (Sevilla et al., 2019). These developments may have direct impacts such as landfilling, dredging, and sand mining for construction or indirect impact, such as increased runoff (Reef resilience, 2016).
25 years of multiple stressors driving the coral-algae phase shift in Akumal, Mexico
2021, Ocean and Coastal ManagementCitation Excerpt :An adapted new model of sustainable development in the Yucatan Peninsula, and particularly in Akumal, centered on social and environmental sustainability, is fundamental. This new model must address and regulate issues such as environmental degradation and destruction, biodiversity loss, mass tourism, the high rate of infrastructure development, the unplanned urban growth, the lack of proper sewage treatment plants, the stakeholder conflicts, as well as the lack of public participation in the development of public policies and programs at the local level (Mata-Lara et al., 2018), increasing the risk and vulnerability of the coastal environment (Muñoz-Sevilla et al., 2019). The optimization of these management actions may give Akumal Reef a window of opportunity to recover its structure, function, and ecosystem services.
Remote sensing of coastal hydro-environment with portable unmanned aerial vehicles (pUAVs) a state-of-the-art review
2021, Journal of Hydro-Environment ResearchCitation Excerpt :More than 40% of the global population is currently living in coastal cities around the world, and the percentage is still growing (Muñoz Sevilla et al., 2019).
Translating globally threatened marine species information into regional guidance for the Gulf of Mexico
2020, Global Ecology and ConservationCitation Excerpt :However, impacts to species threatened by tourism within the Gulf of Mexico are likely to be less than other areas outside the Gulf, such as in the Caribbean. Historically, tourism in the region has been driven by the development of resort areas (Mendoza-Gonzalez et al., 2012), which has been closely linked to habitat loss (Sevilla et al., 2019) and has been established on a much larger scale in the Caribbean as compared to the Gulf. Pollution within the Gulf of Mexico is comparable to levels in the Greater Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Hyland et al., 2003; Jambeck et al., 2015).
A modeling study of the impact of increasing water exchange rate on water quality of a semi-enclosed bay
2019, Ecological EngineeringCitation Excerpt :In addition, both S1 and S2 consist of building jetties causing the disturbance to longshore sediment transport. This would result in shoreline erosion in the lee of the structures, posing a threat to the Miankaleh Peninsula (Silva et al., 2007; Randazzo et al., 2013; Pranzini et al., 2018; Esmail et al., 2019; Muñoz Sevilla et al., 2019). Last but not least, all strategies require massive and repeated dredging, reducing benthic diversity and density (Hill et al., 1999; Lewis et al., 2001).