Climate change, human impacts, and coastal ecosystems in the Anthropocene

Q He, BR Silliman - Current Biology, 2019 - cell.com
Coastal zones, the world's most densely populated regions, are increasingly threatened by
climate change stressors—rising and warming seas, intensifying storms and droughts, and …

Dynamic interactions between coastal storms and salt marshes: A review

N Leonardi, I Carnacina, C Donatelli, NK Ganju… - Geomorphology, 2018 - Elsevier
This manuscript reviews the progresses made in the understanding of the dynamic
interactions between coastal storms and salt marshes, including the dissipation of extreme …

Nature-based flood protection: The efficiency of vegetated foreshores for reducing wave loads on coastal dikes

V Vuik, SN Jonkman, BW Borsje, T Suzuki - Coastal engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the effect of vegetation on wave dam** under severe storm
conditions, based on a combination of field measurements and numerical modelling. The …

Going with the flow or against the grain? The promise of vegetation for protecting beaches, dunes, and barrier islands from erosion

RA Feagin, J Figlus, JC Zinnert, J Sigren… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Coastlines have traditionally been engineered to maintain structural stability and to protect
property from storm‐related damage, but their ability to endure will be challenged over the …

[HTML][HTML] A review of hydro-meteorological hazard, vulnerability, and risk assessment frameworks and indicators in the context of nature-based solutions

MAR Shah, FG Renaud, CC Anderson, A Wild… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are increasingly being implemented as suitable approaches
for reducing vulnerability and risk of social-ecological systems (SES) to hydro …

Ecoengineering with ecohydrology: successes and failures in estuarine restoration

M Elliott, L Mander, K Mazik, C Simenstad… - Estuarine, Coastal and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecological Engineering (or Ecoengineering) is increasingly used in estuaries to re-
create and restore ecosystems degraded by human activities, including reduced water flow …

A review of the flood risk management governance and resilience literature

A Morrison, CJ Westbrook… - Journal of Flood Risk …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The environmental management literature suggests that resilience is key to managing
complex systems and reducing vulnerability resulting from uncertainty and unexpected …

[HTML][HTML] The grey–green spectrum: A review of coastal protection interventions

A Singhvi, AP Luijendijk… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the face of uncertainties around coastal management and climate change, coastal
engineering interventions need to be able to adapt to changing conditions. Nature-based …

[KNIHA][B] Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction and adaptation in practice

FG Renaud, K Sudmeier-Rieux, M Estrella, U Nehren - 2016 - Springer
The book series entitled Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards is dedicated to
serving the growing community of scholars, practitioners and policy makers concerned with …

Questioning triple rice intensification on the Vietnamese mekong delta floodplains: An environmental and economic analysis of current land-use trends and …

DD Tran, G van Halsema, PJGJ Hellegers… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Large areas of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta floodplains (VMDF) are protected by high
dikes to facilitate three rice crops per year. While this has increased rice production, there is …