Coastal ecosystems: A critical element of risk reduction

Spalding, Mark D., McIvor, Anna L., Beck, Michael W., Koch, Evamaria W., Möller, Iris, Reed, Denise J., Rubinoff, Pamela, Spencer, Thomas, Tolhurst, Trevor J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8578-7580, Wamsley, Ty V., van Wesenbeeck, Bregje K., Wolanski, Eric and Woodroffe, Colin D. (2014) Coastal ecosystems: A critical element of risk reduction. Conservation Letters, 7 (3). pp. 293-301. ISSN 1755-263X

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Abstract

The conservation of coastal ecosystems can provide considerable coastal protection benefits, but this role has not been sufficiently accounted for in coastal planning and engineering. Substantial evidence now exists showing how, and under what conditions, ecosystems can play a valuable function in wave and storm surge attenuation, erosion reduction, and in the longer term maintenance of the coastal profile. Both through their capacity for self repair and recovery, and through the often considerable cobenefits they provide, ecosystems can offer notable advantages over traditional engineering approaches in some settings. They can also be combined in "hybrid" engineering designs. We make 10 recommendations to encourage the utilization of existing knowledge and to improve the incorporation of ecosystems into policy, planning and funding for coastal hazard risk reduction.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine Knowledge Exchange Network
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	25 Jul 2014 14:40
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 06:34
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/49288
DOI:	10.1111/conl.12074

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