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Author : Anonim
Publisher : UNEP/Earthprint
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Coastal ecology
ISBN : 9789280725773
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : UVA:35007003232539
Author : Elizabeth A. Pendleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Coast changes
ISBN : OCLC:1037456062
"A coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was used to map the relative vulnerability of the coast to future sea-level rise along the Northern Gulf of Mexico from Galveston, TX, to Panama City, FL. The CVI ranks the following in terms of their physical contribution to sea-level rise-related coastal change: geomorphology, regional coastal slope, rate of relative sea-level rise, historical shoreline change rate, mean tidal range, and mean significant wave height. The rankings for each variable are combined and an index value is calculated for 1-kilometer grid cells along the coast. The CVI highlights those regions where the physical effects of sea-level rise might be the greatest. The CVI assessment presented here builds on an earlier assessment conducted for the Gulf of Mexico. Recent higher resolution shoreline change, land loss, elevation, and subsidence data provide the foundation for a better assessment for the Northern Gulf of Mexico. The areas along the Northern Gulf of Mexico that are likely to be most vulnerable to sea-level rise are parts of the Louisiana Chenier Plain, Teche-Vermillion Basin, and the Mississippi barrier islands, as well as most of the Terrebonne and Barataria Bay region and the Chandeleur Islands. These very high vulnerability areas have the highest rates of relative sea-level rise and the highest rates of shoreline change or land area loss. The information provided by coastal vulnerability assessments can be used in long-term coastal management and policy decision making."--Page 1.
Author : Collectif
Publisher : IRD Éditions
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782709922203
This book has been published by Allenvi (French National Alliance for Environmental Research) to coincide with the 22nd Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh. It is the outcome of work by academic researchers on both sides of the Mediterranean and provides a remarkable scientific review of the mechanisms of climate change and its impacts on the environment, the economy, health and Mediterranean societies. It will also be valuable in developing responses that draw on “scientific evidence” to address the issues of adaptation, resource conservation, solutions and risk prevention. Reflecting the full complexity of the Mediterranean environment, the book is a major scientific contribution to the climate issue, where various scientific considerations converge to break down the boundaries between disciplines.
Author : Anthony Oliver-Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3939923281
Author : Nelson Rangel-Buitrago,Giorgio Anfuso
Publisher : Springer
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319158440
This book assists the reader in determining storm risks, focussing on sandy coasts and cliff coasts in the context of expected sea level rise from littoral transformation and climate change. It examines storm impacts through matrixes concerning physical parameters, socio-economic activities, ecological and historic resources, and it presents the Coastline Risk to Storms Index as a single numerical measure of the risk for a given area. The methodology is described and tested against two coastal areas: one in the Caribbean Sea (Cartagena, Colombia) and the other on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean (Cadiz, Spain). Both areas record an important flow of tourists associated with the “sun, sea and sand market” which represents an economic recourse for the hinterland too. Chapters describe this approach and explore three particular types of variables: i) the forcing variables contributing to storm-induced erosion, ii) dynamic variables that determine the resilience to erosion (Susceptibility) and iii) the vulnerable targets grouped in three different contexts (socio-economic, ecological and heritage). These are combined into two separate indices, the Hazard Index (combining forcing and susceptibility) and the Vulnerability Index, which together constitute the Coastline Risk to Storms Index. Maps created using this semi-quantitative approximation method can help to determine the causes, processes and consequences of storm-related processes. This book is therefore important to anyone considering coastal development programs, especially decision-makers: the work presented here can assist in the development of preventative management strategies for the most vulnerable areas.
Author : Marcel Marchand
Publisher : IOS Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781607500698
Models that explore vulnerability under various planned and unplanned conditions hardly exist. This title focuses on the vulnerability of societies in low lying coastal and deltaic environments to tropical cyclonic storms and floods.
Author : Enzo Pranzini,Allan Thomas Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781849713399
Climate change is now creating enhanced risks of coastal erosion through storms and rising sea levels. This text provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe, and provides a comparative analysis of the various erosion problems and solutions from across the continent.
Author : Ansar Khan,Soumendu Chatterjee
Publisher : Springer
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783319699929
This book discusses how to collect data and analyze databases in order to map risk zones, and contributes to developing a conceptual framework for coastal risk assessment. Further, the book primarily focuses on a specific case study: the Bay of Bengal along the southeastern coast of India. The dramatic rise in losses and casualties due to natural disasters like wind, storm-surge-induced flooding, seismic hazards and tsunami incidence along this coast over the past few decades has prompted a major national scientific initiative investigating the probable causes and possible mitigation strategies. As such, geoscientists are called upon to analyze the coastal hazards by anticipating the changes in and impacts of extreme weather hazards on the Bay of Bengal coasts as a result of global climate change and local sea-level change.
Author : Joel B. Smith,United States Country Studies Program
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 0792341414
To assist developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet this obligation, the U.S. Country Studies Program is providing technical and financial support for the development of climate change studies in 55 countries. This document presents preliminary results from the vulnerability and adaptation assessment research of 13 of the countries that were ready to share their results. The countries contributing to this document are from the African, Asian-Pacific, Eastern European, and Latin American regions, and their assessments address impacts in the agriculture, grasslands, forest, water resources, and coastal resources sectors. This document includes results from many countries for which there was no prior research on the potential impacts of climate change, or for which the research has not previously been widely available. This work will not only fill gaps in the understanding of the potential impacts of climate change and the effectiveness of adaptation strategies, it will also help develop a consensus on appropriate methodologies and needs for refinement to currently available methodologies.
Author : Anthony G. Patt,Richard J. T. Klein,Dagmar Schröter,Anne Cristina De la Vega-Leinert
Publisher : Earthscan
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781849770514
First Published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Peter Waterman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 0642250561
Summarizes nine case studies undertaken to assess the vulnerability of selected areas of the coastal zone to the possible effects of climatic and associated changes. The aim of the case studies project was to develop further the concept of a common approach or common framework for vulnerability assessment which could be integrated into the coastal management processes of the jurisdiction undertaking the assessment.
Author : Nguyen Trung Viet,Dou Xiping,Tran Thanh Tung
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1483 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811502910
This book presents selected articles from the International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coasts (APAC 2019), an event intended to promote academic and technical exchange on coastal related studies, including coastal engineering and coastal environmental problems, among Asian and Pacific countries/regions. APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE). APAC is jointly supported by the Chinese Ocean Engineering Society (COES), the Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), and the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers (KSCOE).
Author : Jörn Birkmann,Stefan Kienberger,David Alexander
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780124105485
Assessment of Vulnerability to Natural Hazards covers the vulnerability of human and environmental systems to climate change and eight natural hazards: earthquakes, floods, landslides, avalanches, forest fires, drought, coastal erosion, and heat waves. This book is an important contribution to the field, clarifying terms and investigating the nature of vulnerability to hazards in general and in various specific European contexts. In addition, this book helps improve understanding of vulnerability and gives thorough methodologies for investigating situations in which people and their environments are vulnerable to hazards. With case studies taken from across Europe, the underlying theoretical frame is transferrable to other geographical contexts, making the content relevant worldwide. Provides a framework of theory and methodology designed to help researchers and practitioners understand the phenomenon of vulnerability to natural hazards and disasters and to climate change Contains case studies that illustrate how to apply the methodology in different ways to diverse hazards in varied settings (rural, urban, coastal, mountain, and more) Describes how to validate the results of methodology application in different situations and how to respond to the needs of diverse groups of stakeholders represented by the public and private sectors, civil society, researchers, and academics
Author : Giuseppe Barbaro,Giandomenico Foti,Felice D’Alessandro
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832506936