scholarly journals Estimation of Agricultural Dykelands Cultivated in Nova Scotia Using Land Property Boundaries and Crop Inventory

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 801
Author(s):  
Mathieu F. Bilodeau ◽  
Travis J. Esau ◽  
Aitazaz A. Farooque ◽  
Qamar U. Zaman ◽  
Brandon Heung
Keyword(s):  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Forage Production ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Crop Land ◽  
Land Use Policies ◽  
Total Crop ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Gis Software

Dykelands are agricultural ground protected from coastal inundation by dyke infra-structure and constitute some of the most agriculturally productive lands in Nova Scotia. Between 2015 and 2019, Canada’s Annual Crop Inventory was used to characterize and estimate hectares of agricultural dykelands cultivated in Nova Scotia. The number of hectares of wheat, barley, corn, forages and soybeans were compiled for each year and compared to the previous year. This was accomplished using GIS software, satellite images, and geodata from the Nova Scotia’s Land Property Database. Results revealed that from 2015 to 2019, an average of 56% of the dykelands’ total surface was dedicated to the production of field crops (wheat, barley, corn, soybeans) and forage. Results also highlighted the importance of forage production on the dykelands. Forage was the largest commodity grown, representing around 80% of the total crop land area of the agricultural dykelands. Corn and soybeans were the second and third crops of abundance, constituting 12 and 4% of the total crop land area, respectively. This study represents the first attempt to document the number of hectares of the principal crops grown on Nova Scotia’s dykelands using crop inventory and property boundaries. Given the predictions of rising sea levels and the overtopping risks that the dykelands face, this study will facilitate more suitable land-use policies by providing stakeholders with an accurate quantitative assessment of the utilization of agricultural dykelands.

GAYA HIDUP BERKELANJUTAN DI ATAS PULAU APUNG DI PULAU UNTUNG JAWA

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
Samuel Prinardi Suteja ◽  
Suwandi Supatra
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Main Function ◽  
Land Area ◽  
Great Loss ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Floating Island ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Rising Sea Level

Humans had been living side by side with threats that are affecting human life, such threat in the future is the rising sea level. Mainly caused by global warming that results in several phenomenon which affects the increasing water volume on earth, this gives land dwellers a threat of being submerged especially island dwellers that had less land area. This causes great loss for the dwellers such as losing a home and source of livelihood. Therefore the function that is correct is a floating island that adapts with the rising sea levels and sustainable with purpose of fulfilling the needs of this floating island without harming the environment and maintaining tourism aspect by designing main function of the island as a tourism island and floating residence. Keyword: future; floating island; residence; sea level; submerged; tourismAbstrakManusia hidup berdampingan dengan ancaman yang mempengaruhi keberlangsungan hidup manusia, salah satunya di masa depan adalah meningkatnya permukaan air laut. Dilatar belakangi pemanasan global yang menyebabkan beberapa fenomena alam dan berdampak pada meningkatnya volume air pada bumi, sehingga masyarakat penghuni daratan memiliki ancaman berupa tenggelamnya daratan khususnya penghuni pulau yang memiliki luas daratan lebih kecil. Ancaman ini mengakibatkan kerugian yang besar bagi penghuni yang dapat kehilangan tempat berhuni serta sumber mata pencaharian utama. Oleh karena itu fungsi yang tepat adalah sebuah proyek pulau apung yang beradaptasi dengan ketinggian permukaan air laut serta mengadaptasi konsep sustainable sehingga dapat memenuhi kebutuhan pulau tersebut tanpa merusak lingkungan serta mempertahankan aspek pariwisata dengan menjadikan fungsi utama pulau sebagai pulau pariwisata dan hunian mengapung.

An Imperial Disaster

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Kingsbury
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Bay Of Bengal ◽  
Full Moon ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Natural Event ◽  
Cholera Epidemic ◽  
British Rule ◽  
Great Rivers ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

The storm came on the night of 31 October. It was a full moon, and the tides were at their peak; the great rivers of eastern Bengal were flowing high and fast to the sea. In the early hours the inhabitants of the coast and islands were overtaken by an immense wave from the Bay of Bengal — a wall of water that reached a height of 40 feet in some places. The wave swept away everything in its path, drowning around 215,000 people. At least another 100,000 died in the cholera epidemic and famine that followed. It was the worst calamity of its kind in recorded history. Such events are often described as "natural disasters." This book turns that interpretation on its head, showing that the cyclone of 1876 was not simply a "natural" event, but one shaped by all-too-human patterns of exploitation and inequality — by divisions within Bengali society, and the enormous disparities of political and economic power that characterized British rule on the subcontinent. With Bangladesh facing rising sea levels and stronger, more frequent storms, there is every reason now to revisit this terrible calamity.

Potential impacts of global warming on water resources in southern California

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Beuhler
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Southern California ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
Potential Range ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

Global warming will have a significant impact on water resources within the 20 to 30-year planning period of many water projects. Arid and semi-arid regions such as Southern California are especially vulnerable to anticipated negative impacts of global warming on water resources. Long-range water facility planning must consider global climate change in the recommended mix of new facilities needed to meet future water requirements. The generally accepted impacts of global warming include increased temperature, rising sea levels, more frequent and severe floods and droughts, and a shift from snowfall to rain. Precipitation changes are more difficult to predict. For Southern California, these impacts will be especially severe on surface water supplies. Additionally, rising sea levels will exacerbate salt-water intrusion into freshwater and impact the quality of surface water supplies. Integrated water resources planning is emerging as a tool to develop water supplies and demand management strategies that are less vulnerable to the impacts of global warming. These tools include water conservation, reclamation, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater and desalination of brackish water and possibly seawater. Additionally, planning for future water needs should include explicit consideration of the potential range of global warming impacts through techniques such as scenario planning.

scholarly journals Effects of climate change on spatiotemporal patterns of tropical cyclone tracks and their implications for coastal agriculture in Myanmar

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akira Hirano
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Considerable Increase ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Coastal Region ◽  
Storm Surges ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Spatiotemporal Patterns ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

AbstractImportant aspects for understanding the effects of climate change on tropical cyclones (TCs) are the frequency of TCs and their tracking patterns. Coastal areas are increasingly threatened by rising sea levels and associated storm surges brought on by TCs. Rice production in Myanmar relies strongly on low-lying coastal areas. This study aims to provide insights into the effects of global warming on TCs and the implications for sustainable development in vulnerable coastal areas in Myanmar. Using TC records from the International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship dataset during the 30-year period from 1983 to 2012, a hot spot analysis based on Getis-Ord (Gi*) statistics was conducted to identify the spatiotemporal patterns of TC tracks along the coast of Myanmar. The results revealed notable changes in some areas along the central to southern coasts during the study period. These included a considerable increase in TC tracks (p value < 0.01) near the Ayeyarwady Delta coast, otherwise known as “the rice bowl” of the nation. This finding aligns with trends in published studies and reinforced the observed trends with spatial statistics. With the intensification of TCs due to global warming, such a significant increase in TC experiences near the major rice-producing coastal region raises concerns about future agricultural sustainability.

scholarly journals Rising sea levels alter Earth's spin

Nature ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 528 (7582) ◽  
pp. 310-310
Keyword(s):  
Sea Levels ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

scholarly journals COASTAL RESILIENCY APPROACHES

2020 ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Paul Tschirky
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Engineering ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Natural Systems ◽  
Changing Climate ◽  
Coastal Population ◽  
Key Players ◽  
Climate Patterns ◽  
Rising Sea Levels

Our environment has been experiencing changes in climate patterns in ways that were not anticipated by past designs. Coastal engineers are increasing at the center of complex multidisciplinary projects. With changing climate, rising sea levels, and growing coastal population centers, coastal engineers are key players in developing solutions for both built infrastructure and natural systems. This presentation will discuss the challenges to coastal engineering and examine some coastal resiliency approaches on recent projects and experiences in the United States.Recorded Presentation from the vICCE (YouTube Link): https://youtu.be/prjG4LTU-iU

scholarly journals Vulnerable Territories: The Perpetually Shifting Edge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Joseph Wellwood
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Sense Of Place ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Coastal Hazards ◽  
Adaptive Planning ◽  
Coastal Community ◽  
Sea Levels ◽  
Community Model ◽  
Rising Sea Levels ◽  
Imminent Threat

<p>New Zealand’s coastline is rapidly receding. The increased threat of rising sea levels continues to erode the shore line causing extensive and irreparable damage to thousands of coastal properties, often dismantling communities and the kiwi dream of living near the ocean. With global temperatures continuing to rise, all of our coastal communities are at risk. The current measure of response to this issue is through managed retreat, the removal and relocation of all ‘at risk’ buildings in coastal hazard zones. While this approach is successful in preserving the physical structures, it remains an undesirable solution that forces homeowners to abandon their community and the coastline for the safety of higher ground. The retreat is hampered among debate within the effected regions as the forced detachment of long standing communities often results in the loss of ‘sense of place’ that living within a coastal community enables.  This thesis proposes that Haumoana in Hawkes Bay offers the fitting location to introduce an alternative coastal community model that actively responds to the impending hazards whilst retaining the societal poetics. Situated just south of the nearby communities of Te Awanga and Haumoana, two of the most at-risk coastal regions in New Zealand that are currently facing the prospect of dismantlement. The site was specifically chosen due to the fact that erosion is predicted to diminish half its usable land over the next century, this thesis will investigate the potential risks to the respective coastline, the role that this would play in an adaptive community, and the possible design options that can respond and enhance a future sustainable landscape.  This thesis argues that a coastal community can be designed to actively adapt and respond to the threat of erosion rather than being dismantled through retreat; that by adopting design principles that protect the land on which they are placed, the coastal hazards of the region can be lessened; and that an adaptive community model can be achieved whilst retaining the ‘sense of place’ that coastal community’s exhibit.  The thesis proposes that this can be achieved by incorporating and reinforcing natural features of the coast into the architectural design at various scales; accommodating for, and adapting to the imminent threat of erosion; and by invoking principles of sustainable design in company with adaptive planning and resilient design, thereby pushing the standards of coastal planning beyond typical practice.</p>

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