ICS 2009 Paper Distinguished 

We are glad to announce that the article submitted by Pedro Pinto (CESAM/Universidade de Aveiro
P. Madeira, M. Caetano, M. Painho (ISEGI/Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and F. Alves (CESAM/Universidade de Aveiro) to the ICS 2009,
"Urban growth on coastal erosion vulnerable stretches" was awarded the 2nd prize at the UNIGIS Academic Excellence Prize 2009.