Coastal Hazards

Greece is surrounded by Coastal shores, which all vary vastly between them. Greece is known for crystal clear waters. According to the CIA World Factbook, Greece has 13,676 kilometres (8,498 mi) of coastline, the largest in the Mediterranean Basin. This is mainly due to the fact that greece has so many islands. Greece has a total of 2,000 Greek islands but only 168 are inhabited. 

Climate Change Post says "The coastline of Greece is 15,000 km long (60% mainland, 40% islands). Four coastal types have been recognized (2): hard rock coasts (44%), soft rock or conglomerates cliff coasts with pocket beaches (14%), beach zones (36%), and mud coasts (6%).  Sediment supply to the coast has decreased strongly due to the construction of dams, river channelization and intense coastal development "

Majority of the large cities in greece are located in what is considered a costal zone, this includes 80% of industrial activity and 90% of tourism and recreation. This means that 33% of all the population lives on the coast of greece. For those Visiting the area have the opportunity to explore many kilometers of bays, coves, sand dunes, pebble beaches, caves, volcanic soils all located on the shores.  Majority of the coast is rocky cliffs which can effect how the waves crash. Though every factor contributes to what the ocean is like, Greece's shores remain calm majority of the time. 





In most of my research i could not find any solid information on how they handle costal disasters. According to ec.europa.eu The main actors involved at the national level are the Ministry of Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, the Ministry of Mercantile Marine and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Funding for coastal protection projects is mainly provided by European programmes. Municipalities carry out coastal protection projects to the extent they receive sufficient financial means by the state or the EU." They seem to be focused on the research to fix costal problems but they do not handle current situations as they should. Surf line is a great app that shows surf updateds all over the world. This may help to be prepaid for damage that a large swell could bring with it. Also i think a active travelers blog could help tourists be prepared  for whats to come, considering that majority people traveling to the area are going for the amazing beaches and coastlines.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Greece
http://www.climatechangepost.com/greece/coastal-erosion/
http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/documentation/studies/documents/greece_climate_change_en.pdf
http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/sea/beaches
http://www.greeka.com/greece-geography/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268074280_Coastal_hazard_related_to_landslide_distribution_derived_from_morphotectonic_analysis_SW_Gulf_of_Corinth_Greece