Walls, dams, breakwaters or docks are important for economic development on the coast, but they generate impacts on ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In addition to the intervention to natural spaces, many structures are concrete, material with high environmental footprints and little capacity to favor the settlement of biological communities. The scenario generates the need to balance progress with the care of coastal areas, and a solution is…
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Walls, dams, breakwaters or docks are important for economic development on the coast, but they generate impacts on ecosystems and marine biodiversity. In addition to the intervention to natural spaces, many structures are concrete, material with high environmental footprints and little capacity to favor the settlement of biological communities. The scenario generates the need to balance progress with the care of coastal areas, and a solution is…