L’estuaire de la Loire est composé de zones de basses altitudes qui l’exposent aux risques fluviomarins, ceci d'autant plus dans un contexte d'élévation du niveau marin. Si l’on peut imaginer orienter le développement hors zone inondable dans les espaces urbains, l’adaptation aux risques fluviomarins peut parfois être considérée comme une opportuni...
Climate change and urbanization play critical roles in compounding future flood risk due to their adverse impacts on the rainfall regime and sea level rise. Although past studies have predicted the spatiotemporal variations in flood risk, these have appreciable limitations, viz. (i) flood risk is predicted mainly by accounting for one driver at a t...
Land reclamation in the Maldives is widespread. Current land reclamation practices, however, lack a systematic approach to anticipate sea-level rise and do not account for local flood risk differences to inform location and design choices. To address these limitations, this paper applies two decision-support tools: a hazard threshold analysis, and ...
Many coasts around the world experience coastal erosion as a result of climate change, lack of sediment supply or human interventions. In the coming decades, coasts will be exposed to increased natural forcing because of climate change and sea level rise, leading to increased risks of coastal flooding and erosion. As sandy coasts are highly dynamic...
Besides global warming, climate change is expected to result in (among others) an increased number of extreme precipitation events and a rising sea level. In the future, this can be the cause for an increased number of high river discharge events in combination with high water levels on the North Sea, which goes hand in hand with an increased risk ...
Coastal Engineering / Policy Analysis
Although there are numerous case studies assessing coastal vulnerability, many of these studies have been performed in places where notable efforts have been carried out to provide information on the different variables that affect the coast. However, this is not the case for most places worldwide given the lack of long-term datasets. This study ma...
Coastal areas are home to a myriad of essential services. However, population growth and climate change along with their cascading impacts have had profound impacts on their topography and evolution. Consequently, many coastal regions, of which Ghana's coast is no exception, are incessantly plagued with hazards that are increasing in magnitude and ...
As the sea level rises and the frequency of intense rains increase, so does the need for climate adaptation. Planning for a successive development of society away from current and future flood prone areas to give room for water is not seen as an alternative in Sweden today, although it could be a strategy that creates long-term security. In this st...
Sea level rise resulting from human-induced global warming poses a grave threat to our planet, particularly endangering low-lying coastal areas susceptible to flooding. Effective beach monitoring can help vulnerable coastal communities anticipate the adverse impacts of sea level rise. CoastSnap, a worldwide beach monitoring program, collects and an...
