“…The evolution of soft rock or hard rock coastal cliffs is generally examined using the amount of retreat (Catalao et al, 2002;Pierre and Lahousse, 2003;Zviely and Klein, 2004), the retreat rate (Rudberg, 1967;May, 1971;May and Heeps, 1985;Allison, 1989;Hénaff et al, 2002), the modes -marine processes or subaerian processes (Robinson, 1977;Sunamura, 1982;Nott, 1990;Alveirinho Dias and Neal, 1992;Kirkgöz, 1995;Allison and Kimber, 1998;Benumof et al, 2000;Duperret et al, 2002a;Pierre, 2003a, Brossard and, or the causes of the retreat (static causes, Bonte, 1959;Jones and Williams, 1991;Davies et al, 1998;Duperret et al, 2002b;Costa et al, 2003;or dynamic causes, Caudron et al, 2001). However, these various parameters are often investigated separately, or, in the case of Blanc-Nez, over a reduced and structurally homogeneous section of the coastline (Lahousse and Pierre, 2003b).…”