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In this paper a Coastal Vulnerability Assessment method (CVA) was compared with the well-established CVI method in order to obtain validation data and discuss the different results. The structure of the proposed method relies upon a key parameter, known as impact index Ii, which accounts for wave climate, bathymetry and sediment data and depends on the wave run-up height, the seasonal and long-term erosion, and the efficiency of coastal protection structures. The comparison between this CVA and the existing CVI method was done on a test site already examined. The calculation of the different contributions of each method was transformed in appropriate vulnerability scores in order to examine and discuss the different results.
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Benassai, G., Di Paola, G., Aucelli, P., Passarella, M., Mucerino, L. (2014). An Inter-Comparison of Coastal Vulnerability Assessment Methods. In: Lollino, G., Manconi, A., Locat, J., Huang, Y., Canals Artigas, M. (eds) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory – Volume 4. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08660-6_9
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