Economic evaluation of sea-level rise adaptation strongly influenced by hydrodynamic feedbacks

MA Hummel, R Griffin, K Arkema… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Coastal communities rely on levees and seawalls as critical protection against sea-level
rise; in the United States alone, 300billioninshorelinearmoringcostsareforec….However …

The economics of tropical cyclone adaptation

L Bakkensen, L Blair - Handbook of Behavioral Economics and …, 2022 - elgaronline.com
Tropical cyclones (hurricanes, typhoons) are one of the most detrimental natural disasters
facing the world. Over the past 50 years, cyclones have led to global impacts that average to …

Contemporary Global Coastal Management Strategies and Coastal Infrastructure and Their Application in Ghana: A Systematic Literature Review

B Charuka, DB Angnuureng, SKM Agblorti - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Systematic literature reviews provide the foundation for evidence-based research in a
particular field of study. In this regard, the systematic review of the relationship between …

Reversing a tyranny of cascading shoreline‐protection decisions driving coastal habitat loss

RK Gittman, SB Scyphers, CJ Baillie… - … Science and Practice, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Shoreline hardening is a major driver of biodiversity and habitat loss in coastal ecosystems
yet remains a common approach to coastal management globally. Using surveys of …

Differential flood insurance participation and housing market trajectories under future coastal flooding in the United States

S Poudel, R Elliott, R Anyah, Z Grabowski… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Communities respond to flooding events based upon risk perceptions and available
adaptive behaviors (eg, emigrating, purchasing insurance, constructing levees). Across the …

What drives property owners to modify their shorelines? A case study of Gloucester County, Virginia

S Stafford, AG Guthrie - Wetlands, 2020 - Springer
This analysis uses data from a survey of shoreline property owners combined with data on
shoreline modification permits to examine whether and how property owners modify their …

[HTML][HTML] Perceived effectiveness drives shoreline decision-making for Florida's waterfront property owners

SC Barry, LK Reynolds, AE Braswell… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urbanization of shorelines has altered the structure, function, and dynamics of coastal
ecosystems. Consequently, these areas are less resilient to sea-level rise and coastal …

Property owner shoreline modification decisions vary based on their perceptions of shoreline change and interests in ecological benefits

AG Guthrie, S Stafford, AM Scheld, K Nunez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Even under current sea level conditions, many communities are working to protect their
coastlines against flooding and shoreline erosion. Coastal communities often protect their …

Nearshore fish abundance in an urban estuary is weakly associated with shoreline conditions across spatial scales

EE Bishop, TE Essington, JF Samhouri… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Understanding the scale at which species respond to habitat characteristics can improve
detection of effects from anthropogenic alterations to marine shorelines. Spatial context …

Racial Composition and Homeownership Influence the Distribution of Coastal Armoring in South Carolina, USA

J Beauvais, JE Byers - Estuaries and Coasts, 2024 - Springer
The desire to stabilize coastlines has led to widespread use of hard armoring infrastructure
across the globe; however, ecologists and coastal managers have increasingly documented …