Analysis of Coastal Retreat and Slope Movements on Rocky Coastal Cliffs: A Distributed Natural Hazard in the Safi Region, Morocco

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Chaima Imam¹  Mohamed Chaibi²  Mohamed Ayt Ougougdal³  Fatima El Bchari³  Abdessamad Charif²  Halima Ait Malek³ 

[1] Equipe GEGEL/Department of Geography, Faculty of Letters and Humanities, Cadi Ayyad University;Equipe GEGEL/Department of Geography, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Cadi Ayyad University;Equipe GEGEL/Department of Earth Sciences, Polydisciplinary Faculty, Cadi Ayyad University

关键词: coastal cliffs;    recession;    instability analysis;    DSAS;    Morocco;   

DOI  :  10.3390/IECG2022-13962

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The coastal area of Safi between Cap Beddouza and Jorf Lihoudi is dominated by different forms of marine cliffs forming the coastline, with rock formations ranging from Jurassic to Quaternary. The main coastal geological risk is the instabilities of these cliffs due to the falls and collapses of the blocks, as well as landslides. The aim of this paper is to give detailed information on the rate of the cliff summit recession for the last 66 years, obtained by applying the DSAS model, in parallel with the identification of unstable elements, including their different parameters such as size, abundance, activity in time and their effect on the recession of the cliff top, which is fundamental information for the evolution the models of sea cliffs. These phenomena constitute a significant economical, social, and environmental risk.

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