Marina di Cecina Urban Beach: a Shore Protection Project

ABSTRACT AMINTI, P.L., BARTOLETTI, E., BERRIOLO, G., BINI, A., BONINSEGNI, G., MORI, E., PRANZINI, E and VANNUCCHI, V., 2011. Marina Di Cecina Urban Beach: a Shore Protection Project. In: Micallef, A. (ed.), MCRR3-2010 Conference Proceedings, Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 61, pp. 282–289. Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy, ISSN 0749-0208. Marina di Cecina is a tourist town built on the southern side of Cecina river mouth. Its urban beach has been undergoing severe erosion since the early 20th century as a consequence of reduced river sediment input. Some groins were constructed after the collapse of the first line of houses near the waterline. Immediately the shoreline assumed a characteristic saw-tooth shape and beach use and recreational facilities had to adapt to this uneven sand distribution. In 1990 two of the three main groins were extended with submerged segments and limited artificial nourishment was also performed. Some discontinuous submerged detached breakwaters were added later within...