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This book presents the innovative concept of the dual function of wave farms as both renewable energy generators and coastal protection elements against erosion and flooding. Developing renewable energy is one of the most pressing targets for society in the coming decades due to the finite nature of fossil fuels, their high costs, and the environmental impacts of their exploration and use, including climate change and the subsequent sea-level rise. Wave energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, thanks to its huge potential and low impact on the environment. As such, this book discusses the development and application of artificial intelligence to optimise wave farm location and layout, assesses the influence of the wave energy converter geometry on coastal protection against erosion and flooding, and analyses how the performance of wave farms as coastal defence elements is affected by climate change and sea level rise. The concepts, methods and conclusions presented are helpful to students, researchers, academics, engineers, designers, stakeholders and managers around the globe interested in wave energy, coastal engineering, and coastal management.

Renewable energy sources. --- Environmental management. --- Renewable and Green Energy. --- Environmental Management. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Coastal Sciences. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Alternate energy sources --- Alternative energy sources --- Energy sources, Renewable --- Sustainable energy sources --- Power resources --- Renewable natural resources --- Agriculture and energy --- Ocean wave power. --- Power, Ocean wave --- Wave power, Ocean --- Ocean energy resources --- Water-power --- Renewable energy resources. --- Climate change. --- Coasts. --- Coastal landforms --- Coastal zones --- Coastlines --- Landforms --- Seashore --- Changes, Climatic --- Changes in climate --- Climate change --- Climate change science --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Environmental aspects --- Global environmental change --- Climatic changes.

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Meteorology. Climatology --- Relation between energy and economics --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Hydraulic engineering --- hernieuwbare energie --- milieubeleid --- kusten --- klimaatverandering