Bridging climate science, law, and policy to advance coastal adaptation planning

Reiblich, Jesse; Hartge, Eric; Wedding, Lisa M.; Killian, S.; Verutes, Gregory

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2019.02.028

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“… No. Descriptions Other coastal cities Pekalongan 1 Land-use change due to urban settlements Coastal cities such as Mumbai 85 , Bangladesh 86 , Alicante coastal cities 76 , and Chinese coastal cities 69 have experienced land-use change due to population growth Pekalongan has experienced land-use change due to population and economic growth 87 2 Seal-level rise and inundated areas after tidal floods Especially low-lying coastal cities may be inundated such as California 88 , Bangladesh 1 , Mumbai 85 , and Chinese coastal cities 69 Experiencing inundated areas after tidal floods 47 3 Water scarcity Coastal cities such as Alicante coastal cities 76 , Japanese cities 16 , and coastal cities in USA 89 have experienced water scarcity due to the gap between water demand (after economic growth and population growth) and water supply Experiencing water scarcity as this city does not have sufficient water sources 87 4 Flash floods and inundated areas after flash floods Some coastal cities have experienced flash floods such as Mediterranean coastal cities 90 , Semarang 79 , Bangladesh 1 , Mumbai 85 , and Bangkok 91 Besides tidal floods, Pekalongan has experienced flash floods due to excessed river supply 92 5 Economic slowdown Due to floods or water scarcity, coastal cities have experienced an economic slowdown as businesses lack water to provide proper services for their customers. For instance in Alicante coastal cities 76 and Indian coastal cities ...…”

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The qualitative analysis of the nexus dynamics in the Pekalongan coastal area, Indonesia

Khairulbahri¹

2022

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Several studies investigated the dynamics of coastal areas, investigating some issues such as sea-level rise, floods, and water scarcity. Despite existing studies discussing coastal areas, there are limited studies investigating Asian coastal areas and their proposed solutions may not overcome extreme events. This study investigates the dynamics of the Pekalongan coastal area, Central Java, Indonesia. Despite efforts such as the development of dikes and groundwater pumping, people in Pekalongan have currently experienced more frequent floods and land subsidence that have led to larger inundated areas and people migration. Using the system archetypes, this study shows that the coastal area consists of renowned nexus elements (water, land, and food) and less recognized nexus elements (health and wellbeing). This means that changes in one nexus element may threaten other nexus elements, exacerbating problems in the observed system. For instance, unsustainable nexus actions such as overexploited groundwater tend to increase flooded areas, threatening people health, and inducing people migration. The system archetypes also show that the coastal area consists of Limits to Growth structures. As such, growth engines such as land-use change and groundwater pumping should be managed or restricted properly. Managing growth engines can prevent us from natural disasters such as floods and water scarcity. Likewise, as the system archetypes describe generic patterns and solutions, some findings of this study can be useful for the other coastal areas.

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The qualitative analysis of the nexus dynamics in the Pekalongan coastal area, Indonesia

Khairulbahri¹

2022

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“…Coastal zones worldwide are experiencing a combination of rapid population growth and climate change impacts from rising sea levels and more intense, frequent storms ( Long et al, 2011 ; Reiblich et al, 2019 ). Site-specific assessments are needed to evaluate how natural and built environment modifications affect coastal vulnerability ( e.g ., Palmer et al, 2011 ; Liquete et al, 2013 ; Arkema et al, 2013 ).…”

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“…As human activities and climate change impacts intensify in coastal communities, nature-based solutions such as habitat conservation and restoration can bolster resilience ( Pontee et al, 2016 ; Arkema et al, 2017 ) by reducing the exposure and vulnerability of ecosystems ( Reiblich et al, 2019 ; IPCC, 2022 ). Current techniques for coastal vulnerability assessment are based on numerically ranked variables that include parameters to evaluate the physical exposure of the coastal zone to hazards ( e.g ., Gornitz, 1990 ; Palmer et al, 2011 ; Koroglu et al, 2019 ).…”

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Using vulnerability assessment to characterize coastal protection benefits provided by estuarine habitats of a dynamic intracoastal waterway

Verutes,

Yang,

Eastman

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The existence of coastal ecosystems depends on their ability to gain sediment and keep pace with sea level rise. Similar to other coastal areas, Northeast Florida (United States) is experiencing rapid population growth, climate change, and shifting wetland communities. Rising seas and more severe storms, coupled with the intensification of human activities, can modify the biophysical environment, thereby increasing coastal exposure to storm-induced erosion and inundation. Using the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve as a case study, we analyzed the distribution of coastal protection services–expressly, wave attenuation and sediment control–provided by estuarine habitats inside a dynamic Intracoastal waterway. We explored six coastal variables that contribute to coastal flooding and erosion–(a) relief, (b) geomorphology, (c) estuarine habitats, (d) wind exposure, (e) boat wake energy, and (f) storm surge potential–to assess physical exposure to coastal hazards. The highest levels of coastal exposure were found in the north and south sections of the Reserve (9% and 14%, respectively) compared to only 4% in the central, with exposure in the south driven by low wetland elevation, high surge potential, and shorelines composed of less stable sandy and muddy substrate. The most vulnerable areas of the central Reserve and main channel of the Intracoastal waterway were exposed to boat wakes from larger vessels frequently traveling at medium speeds (10–20 knots) and had shoreline segments oriented towards the prevailing winds (north-northeast). To guide management for the recently expanded Reserve into vulnerable areas near the City of Saint Augustine, we evaluated six sites of concern where the current distribution of estuarine habitats (mangroves, salt marshes, and oyster beds) likely play the greatest role in natural protection. Spatially explicit outputs also identified potential elevation maintenance strategies such as living shorelines, landform modification, and mangrove establishment for providing coastal risk-reduction and other ecosystem-service co-benefits. Salt marshes and mangroves in two sites of the central section (N-312 and S-312) were found to protect more than a one-quarter of their cross-shore length (27% and 73%, respectively) from transitioning to the highest exposure category. Proposed interventions for mangrove establishment and living shorelines could help maintain elevation in these sites of concern. This work sets the stage for additional research, education, and outreach about where mangroves, salt marshes, and oyster beds are most likely to reduce risk to wetland communities in the region.

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“…The analyses on the first, major component of the information-flow network ( Figure 5B) leads to the consideration that the strongest trans-disciplinary integration in the integrated coastal management is realized in the management of protected areas. For instance, this observation reflects the tendency towards integration pursued in the marine spatial planning, a sustainability approach that is mainly focused on the coasts (see, e.g., [26,47]). To this respect, marine protection is a critical asset of suitable plans for blue cities and it is plausibly capable of bringing ecologically-sustainable economic growth under different perspectives.…”

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Combining Marine Ecology and Economy to Roadmap the Integrated Coastal Management: A Systematic Literature Review

2019

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Integrated coastal management (ICM) relies on the inclusion of economic issues within marine ecology. To assess the progress of this integration, we applied topic modelling and network analysis to explore the pertinent literature (583 Isi-WoS, and 5459 Scopus papers). We classified the topics of interest (i.e., concepts, approaches, and sectors) that combined ecological and economic issues within marine science, we aggregated these topics in fields pertinent to ICM, and tracked the knowledge-exchange between these fields by using an information-flow network. Main findings were: (i) the high trans-disciplinary fashion of studies about marine protection and of those about commercial fisheries, (ii) the weak interaction between studies focusing on potential biohazards and those about environmental management, (iii) the isolation, in the overall information-flow, of studies about ecotourism and aquaculture. We included in a roadmap all the integration routes we detected within ICM, based on the combination of ecological and economic issues. We conclude that, to improve integration, ICM should: (i) Exploit marine protection as a bridge between ecological and economic concepts and approaches, and between maritime economy sectors, (ii) employ systems ecology to pursue trans-disciplinary investigations, (iii) complement systems ecology with citizen science by means of inclusive economic initiatives, such as ecotourism.

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Bridging climate science, law, and policy to advance coastal adaptation planning

Cited by 18 publications

References 4 publications

The qualitative analysis of the nexus dynamics in the Pekalongan coastal area, Indonesia

The qualitative analysis of the nexus dynamics in the Pekalongan coastal area, Indonesia

Using vulnerability assessment to characterize coastal protection benefits provided by estuarine habitats of a dynamic intracoastal waterway

Combining Marine Ecology and Economy to Roadmap the Integrated Coastal Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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