Potential implications of sea-level rise for Great Britain

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 342-357

  De La Vega Leinert, Anne C ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate change; Coastal management; Erosion; Floods; Shoreline management; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL EROSION; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; SEA LEVEL; VULNERABILITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LONDON [ENGLAND]; SCOTLAND; THAMES RIVER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 42149170609     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07A-0008.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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