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DOI	10.2166/wcc.2015.158
	A cost-effective method to protect the coastal regions from sea level rise. A case study: Northern coasts of Egypt
	Abd-Elhamid H.F.; El-Kilany M.E.; Javadi A.A.
发表日期	2016
ISSN	20402244
起始页码	114
结束页码	127
卷号	7 期号:1
英文摘要	Sea level rise resulting from climate change represents one of the major challenges for coastal regions, e.g., coastal erosion, submergence of shore cities and saltwater intrusion. This study presents a feasibility study of using a diaphragm wall (DW) to protect the northern coasts of Egypt from sea level rise. The study includes assessment of environmental and socio-economic impacts of the expected sea level rise. A finite element model is developed using the PLAXIS software and used to analyse the effectiveness of using DW in preventing the seepage of saltwater. The results show that the cost of constructing DW along the coast is about 1.0% of the expected losses due to sea level rise by 2100. For Alexandria city with 35 km of coastal line, the economic losses by 2100 is expected to be about $3.5 billion if no action is taken. However, the cost of constructing the DW along Alexandria coasts will be around $35.0 million which represent 1.0% of the expected losses. The total cost of constructing the diaphragm wall along the northern coast of Egypt is estimated to be $1.0 billion for 1,000 km length. This methodology can be applied to protect different coastal areas all over the world. © IWA Publishing 2016.
英文关键词	Diaphragm wall; Egypt; Northern coasts; Protection; Sea level rise
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Climate change; Coastal zones; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Diaphragms; Finite element method; Losses; Salt water intrusion; Cost-effective methods; Diaphragm wall; Egypt; Feasibility studies; PLAXIS softwares; Protection; Sea level rise; Socio-economic impacts; Sea level; climate change; coastal protection; diaphragm wall; environmental assessment; sea level change; socioeconomic impact; Alexandria [Egypt]; Egypt
来源期刊	Journal of Water and Climate Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148168
作者单位	Department of Water and Water Structures Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt; Department of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Egypt; College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Abd-Elhamid H.F.,El-Kilany M.E.,Javadi A.A.. A cost-effective method to protect the coastal regions from sea level rise. A case study: Northern coasts of Egypt[J],2016,7(1).
APA	Abd-Elhamid H.F.,El-Kilany M.E.,&Javadi A.A..(2016).A cost-effective method to protect the coastal regions from sea level rise. A case study: Northern coasts of Egypt.Journal of Water and Climate Change,7(1).
MLA	Abd-Elhamid H.F.,et al."A cost-effective method to protect the coastal regions from sea level rise. A case study: Northern coasts of Egypt".Journal of Water and Climate Change 7.1(2016).