Limits to Coastal Adaptation in Samoa: Insights and Experiences

2017 ◽  
pp. 283-300
Author(s):  
Richard Crichton ◽  
Miguel Esteban
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Adaptation

scholarly journals Understanding Preferences for Coastal Climate Change Adaptation: A Systematic Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 8594
Author(s):  
Angela Mallette ◽  
Timothy F. Smith ◽  
Carmen Elrick-Barr ◽  
Jessica Blythe ◽  
Ryan Plummer
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Private Property ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
Significant Research ◽  
Response Policy

Lack of public support for coastal adaptation can present significant barriers for implementation. In response, policy makers and academics are seeking strategies to build public support for coastal adaptation, which requires a deeper understanding of peoples’ preferences for coastal adaptation and what motives those preferences. Here, we conduct a systematic literature review to understand preferences for coastal adaptation options and the factors influencing these preferences. Ninety peer-reviewed publications meet the inclusion criteria. The findings revealed that hard protection options were often the most frequently preferred, likely due to a desire to maintain current shoreline, for the protection of recreational spaces and private property, and a perceived effectiveness of hard protection options. Soft protection, including nature-based approaches, accommodation, and no action were the next most preferred options. Finally, retreat options were the least preferred, often due to strong place attachment. We identify twenty-eight factors that could influence preferences, with risk perception, place attachment, and financial considerations occurring most frequently in the literature. In the conclusion, we outline the most significant research gaps identified from our analysis and discuss the implication for adaptation research and practice.

scholarly journals Living Beside the Rising Tide: Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Auckland, New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Georgina Hart
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Dynamic Change ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Climate System ◽  
Coastal Hazard ◽  
Mission Bay ◽  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
Hazard Risk ◽  
Auckland Region

<p>The Earth's climate system is entering a period of dynamic change after millennia of relatively stable climate. Coastal communities will need to adapt to dynamically shifting coastal environments as the climate system changes and sea levels rise. This study adds to a growing literature that investigates coastal vulnerability, adaptation, and resilience to climate change. It investigates regional scale social and institutional barriers to adaptation to sea level rise; examines the exposure, sensitivity and adaptation options at two coastal settlements in the Auckland region – Mission Bay/Kohimarama and Kawakawa Bay; and it analyses coastal adaptation response options from a resilience perspective. Mission Bay/Kohimarama and Kawakawa Bay, Auckland will experience increasing coastal hazard risk as the numbers of people and property potentially affected by storm events increases as sea level rises. Findings from the present study suggest that existing settlements in the Auckland region may already be 'locked in' to a coastal adaptation approach focused on maintaining the current coastline through coastal stabilisation, an approach that will decrease community resilience and increase vulnerability in the long term, even if this is found to be a successful response in the short term. Retreat offers an alternative approach that is strongly aligned with reducing community vulnerability and increasing resilience; however, strong opposition from communities to any retreat approach is expected. Developing trusted climate science information, education around coastal hazard risk, and participatory community led decision-making are identified as central enablers for a retreat approach to be included as a viable coastal adaptation option for communities in the Auckland region.</p>

Unavoidable solutions for coastal adaptation in Reunion Island (Indian Ocean)

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 393-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre K. Magnan ◽  
Virginie K.E. Duvat
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Reunion Island ◽  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
Réunion Island

scholarly journals Comparing the cost effectiveness of nature-based and coastal adaptation: A case study from the Gulf Coast of the United States

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e0192132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borja G. Reguero ◽  
Michael W. Beck ◽  
David N. Bresch ◽  
Juliano Calil ◽  
Imen Meliane
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Late Pleistocene-Holocene coastal adaptation in central Mediterranean: Snapshots from Grotta d’Oriente (NW Sicily)

2018 ◽  
Vol 493 ◽  
pp. 114-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.C. Colonese ◽  
D. Lo Vetro ◽  
W. Landini ◽  
Z. Di Giuseppe ◽  
N. Hausmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Late Pleistocene ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Coastal Adaptation

The Law of Coastal Adaptation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
The Law
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