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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Published in:Nature climate change 2020-06, Vol.10 (6), p.485-487
Main Authors: Morris, Rebecca L., Boxshall, Anthony, Swearer, Stephen E.
Format: Article
Language:English
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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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Summary: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