Coastal Erosion
Italy, like Monterey, is a peninsula. There is a lot of Coastal Erosion. The Italian coastline has a length of about 7500 km, of which about 3950 km (53%) are low or delta coastlines. Sand or gravel beaches stretch for approximately 3,240 km, whereas the remaining part are cliffs plunging into the sea and enclosing small pocket beaches. About 1600 km (42%) of the low or delta coastlines, including 42% of Italian beaches, are already under erosion. Abruzzo, Basilicata, and Calabria regions have the highest recorded amount of coastal erosion with an estimated 58-63% of their coastlines eroded. It seems as though this is one of the hazards that Italy is taking seriously. In the Marche Region, where significant coastal erosion has occurred. Steps taken to address it are beach nourishment, cliff stabilization and removal of a portion of artificial reef. The leading cause of coastal erosion in Italy are dam construction in rivers (thus restricting sediment supply to the coast) and l