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Ecosystem-based coastal defence in the face of global change

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  • Stijn Temmerman

    (Ecosystem management research group, University of Antwerp)

  • Patrick Meire

    (Ecosystem management research group, University of Antwerp)

  • Tjeerd J. Bouma

    (Spatial ecology research group, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)

  • Peter M. J. Herman

    (Spatial ecology research group, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)

  • Tom Ysebaert

    (Spatial ecology research group, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
    Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES))

  • Huib J. De Vriend

    (Delft University and EcoShape)

Abstract

The risk of flood disasters is increasing for many coastal societies owing to global and regional changes in climate conditions, sea-level rise, land subsidence and sediment supply. At the same time, in many locations, conventional coastal engineering solutions such as sea walls are increasingly challenged by these changes and their maintenance may become unsustainable. We argue that flood protection by ecosystem creation and restoration can provide a more sustainable, cost-effective and ecologically sound alternative to conventional coastal engineering and that, in suitable locations, it should be implemented globally and on a large scale.

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  • Stijn Temmerman & Patrick Meire & Tjeerd J. Bouma & Peter M. J. Herman & Tom Ysebaert & Huib J. De Vriend, 2013. "Ecosystem-based coastal defence in the face of global change," Nature, Nature, vol. 504(7478), pages 79-83, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:504:y:2013:i:7478:d:10.1038_nature12859
    DOI: 10.1038/nature12859
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