A methodology for modeling coastal space for global assessment

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 911-920

  McFadden, Loraine ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b   Vafeidis, Athanasios ^a   Tol, Richard S J ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal typology; Sea level rise; Vulnerability assessment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; MODELING; SEA LEVEL; TYPOLOGY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 34547201641     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/04-0365.1     Document Type: Review

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