Climate-resilient coasts require diverse defence solutions

Traditional coastal protection methods that rely on built, hard structures like seawalls may not be effective to keep pace with a changing climate. Nature-based coastal defences based on habitat restoration can be an adaptive coastal protection alternative.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature climate change 2020-06, Vol.10 (6), p.485-487
Hauptverfasser:	Morris, Rebecca L., Boxshall, Anthony, Swearer, Stephen E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/158/2165 639/166/986 704/844/841 706/689/2788 Breakwaters Civil engineering Climate Climate Change Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts Coastal climates Coastal ecology Coastal protection Coastal zone management Coasts Comment Defense Earth and Environmental Science Environment Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice Environmental protection Environmental restoration Habitats Infrastructure Maintenance costs Management decisions Protection Restoration Sea level Sea walls Shoreline protection Soil erosion
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Zusammenfassung:	Traditional coastal protection methods that rely on built, hard structures like seawalls may not be effective to keep pace with a changing climate. Nature-based coastal defences based on habitat restoration can be an adaptive coastal protection alternative.
ISSN:	1758-678X 1758-6798
DOI:	10.1038/s41558-020-0798-9