1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright

      4  Foreword

      5  Preface

      6  Acknowledgments

      7  1 Principles and Genesis of Maritime Eco-design 1.1. Principles of maritime eco-design 1.2. Definition of eco-design of marine infrastructures 1.3. Japanese inspiration 1.4. Assessing the effects of a project on the environment: the impact study 1.5. The “no net loss of biodiversity” objective: a regulatory obligation for developers, an opportunity for eco-design 1.6. Specificities of the environmental assessment related to the marine environment: the “natural” public maritime domain concept

      8  2 Maritime Civil Engineering 2.1. General information 2.2. Typology of coastlines⁵ 2.3. Coastal defense works 2.4. Port structures 2.5. Design approach

      9  3 Eco-design of Marine Infrastructures 3.1. The evolution of research work towards the eco-design of marine structures 3.2. The modernized approach to project management 3.3. The methodological approach to eco-design: responding to the expressed need 3.4. Infrastructure as a new support for marine life 3.5. Eco-design at the material level: the example of concrete²⁶

      10  4 Evidence Through Experience: Examples of Eco-designed Marine Projects 4.1. Mayotte submarine pipeline: an initial eco-designed marine structure 4.2. Bio-inspiration and nature-based solutions for artificial reef design 4.3. The scope of port eco-design 4.4. Eco-design for coastal protection 4.5. Biomimetic artificial reefs in Corsica (Ajaccio) 4.6. Artificial island eco-design 4.7. Eco-design of mooring systems 4.8. Eco-design of offshore viaduct piles 4.9. Offshore wind farm project eco-design: multi-use perspectives

      11  Conclusion

      12  References

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1. Public presentation panel on port biodiversity in the port of Kernév...Figure 1.2. Eco-design project methodology (top blue arrow) compared to a standa...Figure 1.3. Diagram of the definition of nature-based solutions, proposed by the...Figure 1.4. Kushimoto Marine Park, protected for the value of underwater landsca...Figure 1.5. The concept of Sato-umi, where humans interact with the aquatic envi...Figure 1.6. General approach to conducting an environmental impact assessment (F...Figure 1.7. The extent of the natural public maritime domain in France (Article ...Figure 1.8. Maritime boundaries and spaces of coastal state jurisdiction (MEB 20...

      2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1. Coastal stages, domains, zones and maritime provinces. For a color v...Figure 2.2. World surface covered by the continental shelf represented in bluish...Figure 2.3. Sea-level evolution over the past 40,000 years (source: Pinot (1998)...Figure 2.4. The pink sandstone coast in Erquy, Côtes-d’Armor. Coastal landscape ...Figure 2.5. Cliffs at Étretat in France (photo: J.-C. Souche)Figure 2.6. Profile of a beach exposed to prevailing westerly swells at Étel in ...Figure 2.7. Beach and dune of Espiguette in the Gard (photo: J. Bougis)Figure 2.8. Coastal mudflat in the cove of Sauzon (photo: J. Bougis)Figure 2.9. Seabeds colonized by coral reefs (red), seagrass beds (green) and ma...Figure 2.10. Coral bleaching in 2016, Reunion Island (photo: MAREX/J.-B. Nicet)Figure 2.11. Rockfill groins, Espiguette beach, Gard, Mediterranean Sea (photo: ...Figure 2.12. Rock breakwater, port of Bastia (photo: J.-C. Souche)Figure 2.13. Ospedaletti-type ECOPODE™ and ACCROPODE™II