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Adaptation to climate change in coastal towns of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants
Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol.212, pp.1-8
15/10/2021
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Abstract
This chapter focuses on mainland coastal towns that have populations of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. Through six case studies, the chapter develops an understanding of the characteristics that shape each of the communities. By exploring the climate change hazards each of the case studies are experiencing now and forecast into the future, the physical and ecological profile and the human development condition, a view of the climate impacts for each is shaped. The six case study areas include towns that are large enough to be a regional centre, down to much less organised and resourced communities that are at a more subsistence level of development.
The case studies include communities that range from tropical storm areas to more temperate climatic areas. Adaptation strategies for each case study are observed, drawing out the similarities and the differences. Insights and lessons learnt show that the bottom-up inclusion of all communities in shaping the adaptation approach is crucial, together with alignment of policy between governments from national to local. Also crucial is the resourcing of local councils which sit on the front line of many adaptation initiatives. The role of universities and other research organisations to provide data, skills training and a toolbox of methodologies to those in the front line leadership roles. An important insight is the collaborative opportunity for universities, communities and agencies to draw out the innovative adaptation strategies that can inform other coastal communities from the smallest village to the largest city.
•Reflects communities in a variety of climatic areas, ranging from tropical storm areas to more temperate climatic areas.•Combined community and front line local government adaptation effort is important.•Many communities willing to be engaged in adaption, have little means to respond.•Communities prefer to use natural adaptation measures.•A developing proposition is that towns are engine rooms for adaptation innovation.
Details
- Title
- Adaptation to climate change in coastal towns of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants
- Creators
- Ken Doust - Southern Cross UniversityAnja Wejs - Region Midtjylland, Regionshuset Viborg, DenmarkTing-Ting Zhang - Department of Planning, Aalborg University, DenmarkAndrew Swan - Southern Cross UniversityNahid Sultana - University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaChristian Braneon - Goddard Institute for Space Studies, USAJohannes Luetz - Christian Heritage College, Carindale, Queensland, AustraliaLaura Casset - Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN), Austin, Texas, USASandra Fatorić - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
- Publication Details
- Ocean & Coastal Management, Vol.212, pp.1-8
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Identifiers
- 991012961499402368
- Copyright
- © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; National Centre for Flood Research
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article