Sea level rise, coastal development and planned retreat: Analytical framework, governance principles and an Australian case study

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 279-288

  Abel, Nick ^a   Gorddard, Russell ^a   Harman, Ben ^a   Leitch, Anne ^a   Langridge, Jennifer ^a   Ryan, Anthony ^a   Heyenga, Sonja ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Coastal flooding; Governance; Incentives; Path dependency; Resilience; Rules; Thresholds; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; COASTAL WATERS; COST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LAND USE; PLANNED RETREAT; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK; SEA LEVEL RISE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79952698962     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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