Broad Scale Coastal Simulation
New Techniques to Understand and Manage Shorelines in the Third Millennium
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering, Civil, Science, Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, Nature
| Author: | ISBN: | 9789400752580 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | Publication: | August 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9789400752580 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Publication: | August 26, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
Coastal zones exemplify the environmental pressures we face: their beauty attracts settlement, they offer potential for diverse economic activities, and they are sensitive natural habitats for important species, as well as providing a range of ecosystem services. They are also extremely vulnerable to the vicissitudes of climate change, which include rising sea levels and changes in extreme events such as storms. With large populations living in coastal and estuarine cities facing the ongoing threat of inundation, coordinated management is essential, especially as coastal zones form a linked system in which piecemeal, uncoordinated management could be counterproductive.
Coastal zones exemplify the environmental pressures we face: their beauty attracts settlement, they offer potential for diverse economic activities, and they are sensitive natural habitats for important species, as well as providing a range of ecosystem services. They are also extremely vulnerable to the vicissitudes of climate change, which include rising sea levels and changes in extreme events such as storms. With large populations living in coastal and estuarine cities facing the ongoing threat of inundation, coordinated management is essential, especially as coastal zones form a linked system in which piecemeal, uncoordinated management could be counterproductive.
