Coastal Sea Levels, Impacts and Adaptation

• Main Author: Ivan Haigh (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Thomas Wahl (Ed.) (auth), Jan Even Øie Nilsen (Ed.) (auth), Sally Brown (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2018
• Subjects: waves; risk management; coastal vulnerability and impacts; governance and socio-economic change; mean sea level rise and variability; storm surges; adaptation; extreme value analysis; tides
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Extreme sea levels can lead to hazardous events, such as coastal flooding, erosion, or salt water intrusion, with-wide ranging environmental, societal, and economic consequences. In combination with climate-driven sea-level rise, and, potentially, additional changes in storminess, dynamic wave contributions, and tidal dynamics, the adverse consequences of extreme oceanographic events are expected to escalate in many regions. Integrated coastal zone impact assessments can guide the decisions on the adaptive responses to these changes in the physical environment and for the socioeconomic development of the local communities.