Long-term adaptation planning for sustainable coasts

Abstract

DOI:10.12854/erde-2019-462 Silja Klepp, Athanasios T. Vafeidis 2019: Long-term adaptation planning for sustainable coasts. – DIE ERDE 150 (3): 113-117 The coastal areas of our planet are under increasing pressure. In addition to growing population in the already densely populated coastal areas (Neumann et al. 2015), natural resources and habitats for fauna and flora are becoming ever more scarce (Bendixen et al. 2019). Adaptation to climate-induced rising sea levels constitutes an additional challenge that raises the question of how our coasts can adapt in ways that do not compromise their future sustainability. Commitment to sea-level rise (Nicholls et al. 2007) makes imperative the need for long-term adaptation planning, which will in turn greatly influence the future sustainability of coastal regions.