INTERACTIONS BETWEEN RIVER AND COASTAL SEDIMENTARY BALANCE AND EFFECTS OF HYDRAULIC WORKS ON SHORELINE CHANGES

After the end of the Second World War, a notable anthropogenic pressure was observed in most of the Mediterranean areas (Barragán and De Andrés, 2015). Consequently, the expansion of existing settlements and the construction of numerous new towns took place, often instead of dunes, beaches, and river areas (Foti et al., 2022a,b,c,d). The paper, through a case study, analyses the interactions between river and coastal sedimentary balance and the effects of the construction of hydraulic works on shoreline changes. The case study is Calabria in general and the Gallico River in particular. Calabria is a region of Southern Italy that is an interesting case study due to its geomorpho- logical, climatic, hydrological, anthropogenic, and hydraulic works peculiarities (Petrucci and Polemio, 2007). Gallico River is an interesting case study because is affected by an intense hydraulic regulation program where 264 check dams were made (Bombino et al., 2022a).