title: Evaluation for coastal reclamation feasibility using a comprehensive hydrodynamic framework: A case study in Haizhou Bay.
abstract: Coastal reclamation (CR) is a prevailing approach to solve the contradiction between the land shortage and the growing demand of living space for human beings. In general, environmental impact assessment (EIA) focuses on evaluating the feasibility of individual coastal reclamation project (CRP). However, few studies have investigated the cumulative effect of multiple CRPs on surrounding environment. In this study, an integrated framework based on coastal hydrodynamics was established, and then applied to the feasibility evaluation of multiple CRPs for future coastal management in Haizhou Bay, China. The results indicated that three out of five reclamation projects were feasible and the remaining two were forbidden in the study area, whereas EIA approves of all the CRPs. It provides a scientific reference for effective management of coastal reclamation and future environmental impact researches when new CRPs are proposed.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China. Electronic address: fenglan0108@126.com.
authors.forename: Lan
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China. Electronic address: jarry1105@sina.com.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China. Electronic address: junyongai@163.com.
authors.forename: Junyong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.affiliation: School of the Environment, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, PR China. Electronic address: sunxiang@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Regional Development and Planning, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, PR China. Electronic address: 823627993@qq.com.
authors.forename: Fangyuan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, PR China. Electronic address: xdzhu@nju.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D061006:Bays; D002681:China; D004777:Environment; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods; D057446:Hydrodynamics
keywords: Coastal reclamation; Hydrodynamics; MIKE; Tidal prism; Water exchange rate