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Assessment of coastal vulnerability to climate change hazards at the regional scale: the case study of the North Adriatic Sea |
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S. Torresan, A. Critto, J. Rizzi, A. Marcomini |
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Englisch
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1561-8633
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In: Natural Hazards and Earth System Science ; 12, no. 7 ; Nr. 12, no. 7 (2012-07-24), S.2347-2368 |
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250010997
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/nhess-12-2347-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| Sea level rise, changes in storms and wave climate as a consequence of
global climate change are expected to increase the size and magnitude of
flooded and eroding coastal areas, thus having profound impacts on
coastal communities and ecosystems. River deltas, beaches, estuaries and
lagoons are considered particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of
climate change, which should be studied at the regional/local scale. This
paper presents a regional vulnerability assessment (RVA) methodology
developed to analyse site-specific spatial information on coastal
vulnerability to the envisaged effects of global climate change, and assist
coastal communities in operational coastal management and conservation. The
main aim of the RVA is to identify key vulnerable receptors (i.e. natural
and human ecosystems) in the considered region and localize vulnerable hot
spot areas, which could be considered as homogeneous geographic sites for the
definition of adaptation strategies. The application of the RVA methodology
is based on a heterogeneous subset of bio-geophysical and socio-economic
vulnerability indicators (e.g. coastal topography, geomorphology, presence
and distribution of vegetation cover, location of artificial protection),
which are a measure of the potential harm from a range of
climate-related impacts (e.g. sea level rise inundation, storm surge
flooding, coastal erosion). Based on a system of numerical weights and
scores, the RVA provides relative vulnerability maps that allow to
prioritize more vulnerable areas and targets of different climate-related
impacts in the examined region and to support the identification of suitable
areas for human settlements, infrastructures and economic activities,
providing a basis for coastal zoning and land use planning. The
implementation, performance and results of the methodology for the coastal
area of the North Adriatic Sea (Italy) are fully described in the paper. |
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