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Risk Assessment of Storms in Coastal Zones: Case Studies from Cartagena (Colombia) and Cadiz (Spain)

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This chapter discusses the management, validation and methodological concerns related with the risk assessment to storms presented in this book and gives ideas about the implications of the use of this methodology as a tool for coastal planning and management.

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  1. Faculty of Basics Sciences, Physics Program, University of Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia

    Nelson Rangel-Buitrago

  2. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain

    Giorgio Anfuso

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Rangel-Buitrago, N., Anfuso, G. (2015). Final Reflections. In: Risk Assessment of Storms in Coastal Zones: Case Studies from Cartagena (Colombia) and Cadiz (Spain). SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15844-0_6

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