About Beachex
Croatia’s gravel beaches are under immense pressure from the rapidly growing tourist industry that requires an increase in existing beach capacity by beach nourishment while at the same time the beaches are under the influence of increased storm activity as a consequence of climate change. The Beachex project aims to explore the mechanisms of gravel beach erosion and recovery to provide technical support for long-term beach nourishment in order to achieve a sustainable increase in beach capacity while reducing the influence of climate change.
Goals of the Beachex project
Develop a database of nourished beaches
using a survey in co-operation with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure in order to understand existing practices
Inform the public and local communities about beach erosion
through workshops in cities Rijeka and Split on existing practices and the Beachex project activities
Determine beach morphodynamics of artifical beaches
using measurements on beach Ploče (Kantrida) performed using a system of video monitoring, smart pebbles and oceanograhpic buoy in combination with geodesy measurements
Evaluate the influence of beach nourishment on submarine biocenosis
by performing multiple dive surveys on beaches near Rijeka, Primošten, Vodice, Split, and Šibenik, in co-operation with marine biologists
Describe the mechanisms behind gravel beach recovery
by performing multiple numerical simulations with the goal of isolating the influence factors of beach sustainability
Predict the influence of climate change on beach sustainability
allowing for preventative actions to reduce the impact of extreme events on beaches and tourism
Beachex team
Research group members
- Dalibor Carević, Ph.D.
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Suzana Ilić, Ph.D.
- Lancaster University, Lancaster Environment Centre
- Goran Lončar, PhD.
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Damjan Bujak, Ph.D.
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Tonko Bogovac
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Hanna Miličević
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Filip Kalinić
- Zagreb University of Applied Sciences
- Igor Ružić, PhD.
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Andrea Tadić
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Duje Kalajžić
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Kristina Pikelj, PhD.
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science
- Nino Krvavica, PhD.
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Čedomir Benac, PhD.
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Milvana Arko Pijevac
- Natural History Museum Rijeka
- Petar Kružić, PhD.
- University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science
- Mirjana Kovačić, PhD.
- Regional Development Agency of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
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