{"product_id":"9783032228871","title":"The Potential of Bioshields for Coastal Protection","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAdvances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Potential of Bioshields for Coastal Protection\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Earth Sciences \/ Meteorology \u0026amp; Climatology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThe world’s coastlines are currently experiencing unprecedented pressures arising from both natural processes and anthropogenic activities. Accelerated population growth, urban expansion, industrial development, and climate change are profoundly altering coastal systems, thereby increasing the exposure and vulnerability of coastal communities and ecosystems. Sea-level rise, intensifying storm events, and enhanced coastal erosion are progressively undermining the effectiveness of conventional protection measures, underscoring the urgent necessity for innovative, adaptive, and sustainable management strategies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBioshields—comprising vegetated coastal ecosystems such as mangroves, salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and coastal dunes—represent a viable and nature-based alternative. These ecosystems function as living infrastructure, attenuating coastal hazards while simultaneously delivering critical ecosystem services, supporting biodiversity, and sustaining local livelihoods. Notwithstanding a growing body of empirical evidence demonstrating their protective efficacy, bioshields continue to be comparatively undervalued within mainstream coastal management frameworks, which have traditionally prioritized engineered interventions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis volume seeks to integrate perspectives from ecological science, coastal engineering, policy studies, and community-based management through a comprehensive and evidence-based evaluation of bioshields as instruments for coastal protection, with particular emphasis on the Asian context. It critically examines their ecological underpinnings, biophysical mechanisms, design and restoration principles, socio-economic implications, and governance structures, drawing upon global case studies and applied experiences. Designed for researchers, policymakers, planners, engineers, and practitioners, the book advances interdisciplinary and integrated approaches that are scientifically rigorous, socially equitable, and environmentally resilient.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil is a researcher at Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He obtained his PhD (Remote Sensing) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, and his master’s degree (Remote Sensing) from the University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. Dr. Veettil has more than 15 years of research experience in the areas of remote sensing, glaciology, and coastal environmental studies, with more than 75 publications in ISI journals. He is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Geophysics, an editorial board member of PLOS One, and as a reviewer of more than 50 international journals in the field of remote sensing and environmental science. In addition, he has edited research-oriented books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 May 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032228871\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e460\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46539724456076,"sku":"9783032228871","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032228871.jpg?v=1780592348","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032228871","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}