Coastline Changes of the Baltic Sea from South to East

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This book addresses the critical issues of sea-level and coastline changes, particularly relevant for populations living along the world's oceans and seas. The southern and eastern Baltic Sea coast exemplifies these challenges, where glacio-isostatic subsidence in the south exacerbates climate-induced sea-level rise and storm-driven coastal erosion, leading to continuous coastal retreat. Conversely, the eastern coast experiences glacio-isostatic uplift that mitigates eustatic sea-level rise, though storm-induced waves still cause significant morphodynamic alterations to the coastline. There is an urgent need for protective measures and management strategies for the diverse coastal zones, which can be informed by models predicting future coastal developments amid ongoing climate change. This anthology presents findings from the research project “Coastline Changes of the southern Baltic Sea – Past and future projection (CoPaF),” funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Conducted from 2010 to 2013 by a collaborative team of Estonian, German, Lithuanian, and Polish geoscientists and coastal engineers, the project aligns with the objectives of the COST Action SPLASHCOS. The southern and eastern Baltic serves as a natural laboratory for studying coastal processes, with the project’s results offering valuable insights into both regional and global coastal research and engineering challenges.