Impact of Human Interventions on the Morphological Evolution of the Offshore bars System of Coastal Nador Barrier Island.

Abstract

The coastline of the Nador barrier island is a microtidal and high wave-energy environment, characterized by the presence of a well-developed system of offshore bars which present a variety of morphology in interaction with the environmental characteristics and human interventions on the site.

This study, based on field observations and the interpretation of aerial photographs helped to show the relationship between human interventions and the morphological evolution of the offshore bars system of the Nador barrier island.