Toward improved coastal sediment management through coordination in California

Shore & Beach ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Kristen Goodrich ◽  
Douglas George ◽  
Marc Beyeler ◽  
Phyllis Grifman ◽  
Nick Sadrpour
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Organizational Capacity ◽  
Sediment Management ◽  
Coastal Sediment ◽  
Essential Component ◽  
Marine Management ◽  
Sea Level Rise Adaptation

Sediment is an essential component of contemporary coastal and marine management in California. For decades, multiple coastal sediment management organizations have facilitated and coordinated regional sediment management (RSM) as an approach, and more recently, are increasingly focused on the state’s sea level rise adaptation efforts. From the perspective of representatives and members of some of these organizations, this paper describes challenges of RSM in the areas of organizational capacity and coordination. It also characterizes ways in which organizations are taking leadership and action in overcoming these constraints to fulfill their commitment to improved coastal sediment management.

COLLABORATIVE STRATEGIES FOR SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION IN HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Considine ◽  
Emily Steinhilber
Keyword(s):  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Collaborative Problem Solving ◽  
Hampton Roads ◽  
Global Rate ◽  
Municipal Boundaries ◽  
Sea Level Rise Adaptation

INTRODUCTION The Hampton Roads region is located in southeastern Virginia where the Chesapeake Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean. The region includes seventeen municipal governments and has a large federal government presence with 26 federal agencies represented (See Figure 1). The region has a population that exceeds 1.7 million and is home to the deepest water harbor on the U.S. East Coast. Hampton Roads' economy is dependent on the local waterways and houses the world's largest naval facility, the sixth largest containerized cargo complex and supports a thriving shipbuilding and repair industry as well as a tourism industry. However, the region's vast coastline also contributes to its vulnerability from climate change. Hampton Roads is experiencing sea level rise at twice the global rate with regional projections in the January 2017 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report, Global and Regional Sea Level Rise Scenarios for the United States, of 1.9 feet of sea level rise at the low end and 11.5 feet of sea level rise under the most extreme case between 2000 and 2100 (NOAA, 2017). Planning for adaptation to sea level rise requires regional partnerships and strategies, especially for watersheds that cross municipal boundaries. While many of the municipalities in the region are forward thinking in their approaches to sea level rise, there is not a regional plan for adaptation and current federal funding models do not support analysis of and planning for sea level rise impacts on a regional scale. For coastal communities to be successful in sea level rise adaptation, there has to be a national understanding that water knows no borders and only collaborative problem-solving approaches that cross municipal boundaries will move regions toward adaptation. Functional boundaries of ecosystems or watersheds need to be the focus of adaptation rather than political boundaries of local, state, and federal entities. Coordination and collaboration between entities is the only way to achieve optimal outcomes.

Port of Los Angeles Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan

Ports 2019 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrienne Fedrick Newbold ◽  
Bettina Kaes ◽  
Jeff Khouri ◽  
Richard Mast ◽  
Justin Vandever
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Port Of Los Angeles ◽  
Sea Level Rise Adaptation

scholarly journals Collective action problems and governance barriers to sea-level rise adaptation in San Francisco Bay

2021 ◽  
Vol 167 (3-4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Lubell ◽  
Mark Stacey ◽  
Michelle A. Hummel
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
San Francisco ◽  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
San Francisco Bay ◽  
Diagnostic Approach ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Collective Action Problems ◽  
Sea Level Rise Adaptation

AbstractThis paper translates Ostrom’s “diagnostic approach” for social-ecological systems to identify the collective action problems and core governance barriers for sea-level rise adaptation in the San Francisco Bay Area. The diagnostic approach considers variables related to the resource system, the resource units, the users, and the governance system. Coupled ecological-infrastructure models identify two core collective action problems: vulnerability interdependency and adaptation interdependency. Qualitative social science case study methods identify the key structural governance and behavioral barriers to cooperation and ongoing activities to address them. The diagnostic approach is potentially applicable to any coastal regions that are vulnerable to sea-level rise and also other climate adaptation issues where vulnerability and adaptation interdependencies require overcoming governance challenges to collective action.

Preferences for sea level rise adaptation: A contingent valuation study in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

2022 ◽  
Vol 218 ◽  
pp. 106020
Author(s):  
William F. Vásquez ◽  
Laura Beaudin ◽  
Thomas J. Murray ◽  
Marcos A. Pedlowski ◽  
Carlos E. de Rezende
Keyword(s):  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Sea Level Rise ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Contingent Valuation Study ◽  
Valuation Study ◽  
Sea Level Rise Adaptation ◽  
Janeiro State
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