Managed retreat of coastal communities: Understanding responses to projected sea level rise

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 409-433

  Alexander, Kim S ^b   Ryan, Anthony ^a,c   Measham, Thomas G ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

climate adaptation; coastal management; managed retreat; sea level rise; social functionalist theory

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIAL THEORY;

EID: 84860281963     PISSN: 09640568     EISSN: 13600559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2011.604193     Document Type: Article

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