Flood and coastal erosion risk management policy evolution in Northern Ireland: “Incremental or leapfrogging?”

Dodds, Wendy; Cooper, J. Andrew G.; McKenna, John

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2010.10.017

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“…Floods have complex human and non-human drivers that do not fit neatly within the skill sets of professionals in the agencies that are charged with their management. Governance structures that were perhaps suited to the circumstances that prevailed at the time they were created may not be well positioned to address contemporary issues (Dodds, et al 2010).…”

Section: Climate Change Adaptation In Citiesmentioning

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The Cork City flood of November 2009: Lessons for flood risk management and climate change adaptation at the urban scale

Jeffers

2011

Irish Geography

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Section: Climate Change Adaptation In Citiesmentioning

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The Cork City flood of November 2009: Lessons for flood risk management and climate change adaptation at the urban scale

Jeffers

2011

Irish Geography

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“…, 2002). There is, however, no strategic approach to shoreline management in Northern Ireland (Dodds et al, 2010) and decision-making regarding coastal defences is conducted by a variety of past and present government bodies operating largely independently to fulfil their statutory obligations (Cooper, 2011). With no strategic approach to shoreline management, a wide variety of structures has been emplaced at various times.…”

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Coastal defences versus coastal ecosystems: A regional appraisal

2020

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Societal concern (both real and imagined) over coastal erosion and flooding, often results in construction of sea defences to protect property. Sea defences are, however, damaging to the natural ecosystems that provide quantifiable ecosystem services to the human population. Protection of property is, however, the most common driving force behind construction of sea defences and the basis of any associated economic appraisals. Protection of the coastal ecosystem (sedimentary, biological and chemical) while commonly implied in strategic documents (e.g. Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, OSPAR Convention), remain largely aspirational notions that currently have a much lower priority, or none at all, in sea defence decisionmaking. Under this anthropic view of coastal protection it is not surprising that defence structures proliferate. In many instances, shoreline armouring is considered on a case by case basis with little regard to the cumulative effects. This is true whether or not there is a strategic approach to coastal protection. In this paper the Northern Ireland coast is used as a case study to document the nature and extent of shoreline protection structures associated with sandy beaches. The nature and extent of sea defence structures were documented from a low-level oblique helicopter-based photographic survey and mapped in a GIS. The implications for the coastal ecosystem are considered. A sustainable approach to shoreline management demands a balance between protection of property and preservation of coastal ecosystem services.

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“…The development of this risk-based regional planning approach has been informed and supported by a succession of government policy and guidance [29], f o the la d a k "t ateg fo Flood a d Coastal Defe e fo E gla d a d Wales to more recent national strategies for England and Wales ( [30] and [31]). However, the detailed overseeing of plan production has been devolved to regional Coastal Groups [32].…”

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Shoreline management plans in England and Wales: A scientific and transparent process?

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2020

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Flood and coastal erosion risk management policy evolution in Northern Ireland: “Incremental or leapfrogging?”

Cited by 9 publications

References 5 publications

The Cork City flood of November 2009: Lessons for flood risk management and climate change adaptation at the urban scale

The Cork City flood of November 2009: Lessons for flood risk management and climate change adaptation at the urban scale

Coastal defences versus coastal ecosystems: A regional appraisal

Shoreline management plans in England and Wales: A scientific and transparent process?

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