For all French Mediterranean coasts (excluding Monaco and the Etang de Berre) (see ‘details’ for noteworthy regional or more local particularities).
MEDAM Inventory :
Original coastline : 2 062 km (> see details)
Surface area of shallow water bottoms prior to any reclamation (> see details) :
Between 0 and -10 m : 80 723 ha soit 807 km²
Between -10 m and -20 m : 88 046 ha soit 880 km²
Between 0 and -20 m : 168 769 ha soit 1 688 km²
Between -20 and -50 m : 330 030 ha soit 3 300 km²
Number of reclamations (>100 m²) : 1 050 (> see details)
Coastline ‘artificialised’ by reclamation : 223.02 km (> see details)
Surface areas reclaimed by these redevelopments (> see details) :
Between 0 et -10 m : 4 226.13 ha
Between -10 m et -20 m : 903.70 ha
Between 0 et -20 m : 5 129.83 ha
MEDAM Impacts :
Rate of ‘artificialisation’ of coastline (linear) : 12.27 % (> see details)
Rate of irreversible destruction of shallow water bottoms by reclamation (> see details) :
Between 0 et -10 m : 5.24 %
Between -10 m et -20 m : 1.03 %
Between 0 et -20 m : 3.04 %
Progression :
A step in the right direction: a clear slowing down of reclamation from 1985 (> see details).
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