DESIGN OF A COASTAL PROTECTION SCHEME FOR ADA AT THE VOLTA-RIVER MOUTH (GHANA)

[摘要] The coastal town Ada in Ghana is threaded by a severe coastal erosion.A protection schemehas to be designed to protect the town.Since the area is ecologically important, e.a. due to the presence of turtles, both during the design process and during the construction phase actions to diminish possible negative effects have to be considered.The design is supported by measuring campaigns and numerical modeling of the currents, waves and morphology

[学科分类] 建筑学

[关键词] coastal erosion;protection schemes;environmental monitoring