Published in Journal of environmental management
As salt marshes attempt to migrate upland due to sea level rise, they will encounter many kinds of land development and infrastructure in highly populated, urbanized coastal communities. Hazardous and contaminated sites (HCSs) -- facilities and infrastructure that store, use, or release harmful substances -- are particularly concerning obstacles to...
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...
Published in The Science of the total environment
Globally, sea-level rise (SLR) is a major environmental challenge for coastal ecosystems. Of particular concern are the impacts on intertidal wetlands, the loss of which would have detrimental consequences for both human and ecological communities. On the south-east Australian coast, case studies suggest that the future of intertidal wetlands will ...
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Sea level variations and storm surges are expected to increase as a result of climate change. 570 cities and some 800 million people are by 2050 estimated to be exposed to these phenomena when emissions do not decrease (UCCRN, 2018). It is, however, deeply uncertain if and to what extent emissions will decrease. Additionally, the effects of climate...
