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This essay addresses the importance of geotechnics and marine georesources in developing technologies. The study proposes a coastal and marine geoengineering approach that focuses on five domains (5G’s): georesources, geology, geotechnics, geomechanics and geotechnologies. These domains are considered in several engineering projects related to coastal, hydraulic, marine, and maritime applications. The reality of a world in rapid, continuous evolution has put into perspective a multidisciplinary approach combining different practices and coastal strategies. That is the main driving force that should be considered when dealing with geoengineering projects in general. Moreover, geological resources and the potential exploitation of mineral and rock raw materials boost innovative techniques and upscaling geo-robotic systems. Finally, the essay unravels new trends in challenging and extreme environments and natural hazards, highlighting emerging fields such as deep-sea mining, geo-exploration, offshore, coastal, harbour and marine geotechnics.
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The work was supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, FCT (SFRH/BD/43175/2008, CEECIND/00835/2018) to AP and by project UIDB/50014/2020. HIC was supported by LABCARGA|ISEP re-equipment program (IPP-ISEP| PAD’2007/08) and Centre GeoBioTec|UA (UID/GEO/04035/2020). Our thanks for the topical discussions in last 17 years, particularly, with F. Rocha (Portugal), C. Bernardes (Portugal), A. Pérez-Alberti (Spain), T. Abreu (Portugal), A. Gomes (Portugal), J.S. Griffiths (UK), L. Gómez-Pujol (Spain), A. Trenhaile (Canada), L.S. Dupray (France), J. Simm (UK), L. González de Vallejo (Spain), F. Piqueiro (Portugal), H. Lopes (Portugal), F. Santiago Miranda (Portugal), E. Brògueira Dias (Portugal), A. Pinto (Portugal), A. Gómez-Pazo (Spain), J.C. Amorim (Portugal), and R. McInnes (UK).
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Pires, A., Chaminé, H.I. (2023). Geotechnics, Georesources and Natural Hazards: Impacts in Marine Technology and Oceanic Engineering. In: Malheiro, A., Fernandes, F., Chaminé, H.I. (eds) Advances in Natural Hazards and Volcanic Risks: Shaping a Sustainable Future. NATHAZ 2022. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25042-2_31
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