Grounding the SHIELD Model for Tropical Coastal Environments

Cristina I. Pereira, Camilo M. Botero, Contanza Ricaurte-Villota, Oswaldo Coca, David Morales, Benjamin Cuker and Celene B. Milanes ()
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Cristina I. Pereira: Earth Sciences Department, EAFIT University, Medellín 050022, Colombia
Camilo M. Botero: School of Law, University Sergio Arboleda, Santa Marta 470004, Colombia
Contanza Ricaurte-Villota: Marine and Coastal Geosciences Program, Marine and Coastal Research Institute “José Benito Vives de Andréis” (INVEMAR), Salguero Beach, Rodadero, Santa Marta 470006, Colombia
Oswaldo Coca: Marine and Coastal Geosciences Program, Marine and Coastal Research Institute “José Benito Vives de Andréis” (INVEMAR), Salguero Beach, Rodadero, Santa Marta 470006, Colombia
David Morales: Marine and Coastal Geosciences Program, Marine and Coastal Research Institute “José Benito Vives de Andréis” (INVEMAR), Salguero Beach, Rodadero, Santa Marta 470006, Colombia
Benjamin Cuker: Department of Marine and Environmental Science, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23669, USA
Celene B. Milanes: Civil and Environmental Department, GeMarc Group, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla 080001, Colombia

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 19, 1-18

Abstract: Customizing environmental assessments to the particularities of the type of environment is crucial for implementing the precautionary principle. This paper uses the SHIELD model (Susceptibility to Human Interventions for Environmental Licensing Determination) in the context of geomorphology for the effective management of coastal environments. This paper describes the customization of the SHIELD model for tropical coastal environments as a way of validating a specific kind of environment. The assessment translates expert knowledge into technical criteria for the environmental control of human interventions through fuzzy logic computations. This assessment identified 21 geomorphological processes across six categories. Moreover, computation of the parameters resulted in a database of susceptibility measures for 4524 interactions. These quantitative results could guide future environmental impact studies of coastal environments, considering licensing instrument requirements. The SHIELD model approach, illustrated here on tropical coastal environments, offers a technical alternative for improving the environmental control of anthropogenic impacts from a geomorphological perspective.

Keywords: anthropic disturbance; environmental licensing; geomorphological processes; littoral configurations; screening and scoping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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