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Coastal risk management in a changing climate /

Existing coastal management and defense approaches are not well suited to meet the challenges of climate change and related uncertanities. Professionals in this field need a more dynamic, systematic and multidisciplinary approach. Written by an international group of experts, Coastal Risk Management...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Zanuttigh, Barbara (Editor), Nicholls, Robert J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014.
Subjects:
Coastal zone management.
Coast changes > Risk assessment.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment.
Coastal engineering.
Littoral > Aménagement.
Littoral > Modifications > Évaluation du risque.
Climat > Changements > Évaluation du risque.
Travaux maritimes.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Climatic changes > Risk assessment
Coastal engineering
Coastal zone management
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Existing coastal management and defense approaches are not well suited to meet the challenges of climate change and related uncertanities. Professionals in this field need a more dynamic, systematic and multidisciplinary approach. Written by an international group of experts, Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate provides innovative, multidisciplinary best practices for mitigating the effects of climate change on coastal structures. Based on the Theseus program, the book includes eight study sites across Europe, with specific attention to the most vulnerable coastal environments such.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780123973313
0123973317
9780123973108
0123973104