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Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with existing coastal management for the Mediterranean coastal region
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Mainstreaming climate change adaptation with existing coastal management for the Mediterranean coastal region

Ailbhe Travers and Carmen Elrick-Barr
Climate Change and the Coast: Building Resilient Communities, pp.449-470
CRC Press
2015
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Environmental Science and Management climate change adaptation coastal management Mediterranean coastal region
Coastal communities are in the front line of climate change. Escalating problems created by sea-level rise, more intense coastal storms, ocean acidification and other repercussions of climate change will exacerbate already pervasive impacts resulting from rapid coastal population growth and development intensification. Coastal communities will only survive and prosper in the coming decades if all concerned make a concerted effort to improve their resilience and adaptability. Telling the stories of real-world communities in diverse coastal settings, this book draws upon the latest research findings from a wide range of disciplines. Case studies are drawn from all around the world and from countries with varying levels of development including America's Gulf of Mexico coast, Australia, Brazil, Britain, China, New Zealand, The Maldives, South Africa, Bangladesh and Vietnam. [Book Synopsis]

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