http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33445 Electronic copies of Biological and Environmental Sciences reports and discussion papers. 2026-10-03T10:30:39Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37670 Title: Final Report: Carbon Storage Research Facility (CSRF) social science baseline study Author(s): Evenson, Darrick; Dickie, Jennifer; Bartie, Phil Abstract: This report brings together the results from a multi-method, year-long examination of public reactions to geological carbon storage in the UK. This work was designed and carried out in conjunction with the British Geological Survey and the Carbon Storage Research Facility Scientific Advisory Group. The inquiry ran February 2023 – March 2024, and sought to establish a social science baseline for how various manifestations of ‘the public’ in the UK perceive and respond to potential for geologic storage of carbon dioxide in the UK. 2024-10-02T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33454 Title: Technical review of shoreline accretion and storm erosion modelling implemented for NAMDEB Southern Coastal Mine Author(s): Loureiro, Carlos Abstract: The mining operation of Namdeb Diamond Corporation in the Southern Coastal Mine (Oranjemund, Namibia) relies on the continuous seaward advance of the shoreline, achieved by artificial placement of large volumes of sediment along the coast. In coastal engineering practice this is designated as a mega-nourishment, but with important distinctions to traditional nourishment schemes, as it is neither a permanent nor a feeder mega-nourishment. The approach taken by Namdeb in the Southern Coastal Mine (SCM) is more appropriately characterised as a continuously prograding mega-nourishment, which over the last decades created the largest sandy beach accretion hotspot in the world. The complexity of such unprecedented shoreline advance in the SCM is further compounded by the very energetic wave climate that characterises the coast of southern Namibia, the variable bathymetric configuration of the nearshore that is masked by an apparent large-scale uniformity along the coast, and the notable variation in sediment characteristics, which range from fine sand to very coarse gravel and boulders. Advancing the shoreline along the SCM is nowadays part of a complex mining operation that integrates the removal of overburden to access mining faces located at depths in excess of 20 metres below mean sea level, construction of protective seawalls using overburden sediment, and targeted placement of large volumes of sediment on the beach for accreting the shoreline (i.e. beach nourishment). Planning and management of the shoreline at operational (seasonal to yearly) and strategic (multi-annual to decadal) timescales in this dynamic coastal environment requires information from coastal modelling to support decision-making. In the context of shoreline accretion modelling, this involves the ability to skilfully predict shoreline position for different timeframes and under different sediment discharge scenarios, while accurate modelling of storm-induced erosion is required for the design of resilient sandy seawalls and provision of early warning to mitigate the risks of extreme coastal storms. 2021-02-10T00:00:00Z