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Forward planning to maintain the attractiveness of coastal areas: Choosing between seawalls and managed retreat

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  • Rulleau, Bénédicte
  • Rey-Valette, Hélène

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This paper aims to inform forward-planning policies in the face of sea-level rise due to climate change, focussing on the choice of reducing the vulnerability of property at risk through managed retreat or protection behind seawalls. This adaptation is important not only to reduce the cost of future damage but also to maintain the beaches which are an attractive feature for tourism, of vital importance for coastal areas. Some 421 residents with main and secondary homes were surveyed in Hyères-les-palmiers in the Var department (Southeast France). The survey sought to compare the willingness of residents to contribute financially to building a seawall or to relocating sea-front property. Preferences depend both on common variables and variables specific to the proposed arrangement. They reveal common concerns focused on effectiveness and the determining factor of property ownership. The results also show some awareness of the long-term advantages of managed retreat, despite some opposition from older people, who are also more sceptical about the reality of the risk incurred.

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  • Rulleau, Bénédicte & Rey-Valette, Hélène, 2017. "Forward planning to maintain the attractiveness of coastal areas: Choosing between seawalls and managed retreat," Environmental Science & Policy, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 12-19.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:enscpo:v:72:y:2017:i:c:p:12-19
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2017.01.009
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    1. Robert, Samuel & Schleyer-Lindenmann, Alexandra, 2021. "How ready are we to cope with climate change? Extent of adaptation to sea level rise and coastal risks in local planning documents of southern France," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 104(C).
    2. Gunnel Göransson & Lisa Van Well & David Bendz & Per Danielsson & Jim Hedfors, 2021. "Territorial governance of managed retreat in Sweden: addressing challenges," Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Springer;Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences, vol. 11(3), pages 376-391, September.
    3. Cécile Bazart & Raphaël Trouillet & Hélène Rey-Valette & Nicole Lautrédou-Audouy, 2020. "Improving relocation acceptability by improving information and governance quality/results from a survey conducted in France," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 160(1), pages 157-177, May.
    4. Jie Song & Xinyu Fu & Ruoniu Wang & Zhong-Ren Peng & Zongni Gu, 2018. "Does planned retreat matter? Investigating land use change under the impacts of flooding induced by sea level rise," Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, Springer, vol. 23(5), pages 703-733, June.
    5. Yui Omori, 2021. "Preference Heterogeneity of Coastal Gray, Green, and Hybrid Infrastructure against Sea-Level Rise: A Choice Experiment Application in Japan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-16, August.

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