Coastal Design Tools

Oral

1420 - An Engineering Based Analysis Of The Coast Of Campeche As The Path To Sustainable Decision Making

Presenting Author(s)

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  Román Canul, Mr.

  PhD Student
  Engineering Institute, National Autonomous University Of Mexico

Additional Author #1(s)

• EM

  Edgar Mendoza, PhD

  Researcher
  Engineering Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico

Additional Author #2(s)

• GP

  Gregorio Posada

  EPOMEX Institute, Autonomous University of Campeche

Additional Author #3(s)

• RS

  Rodolfo Silva

  Engineering Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico

The coast of Campeche is mainly by sandy and rocky beaches. Even though there are no massive touristic and urban developments, erosion rates of up to 7 m/year, with maximums of up to 15 m/year have been reported.

The methodology proposed here is: 1) identification of littoral cells; 2) evaluation of the coastal vulnerability; 3) determination of the priority areas; 4) numerical evaluation of coastal protection alternatives.

The findings can be summarized as: 1) there is a strong relationship between the littoral dynamics, the Loop Current of the Gulf of Mexico and the astronomical tides; 2) the vulnerability is high.