Extreme sea-level rise and adaptation options for coastal resort cities: A qualitative assessment from the Gold Coast, Australia

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Cooper, J A G ^a   Lemckert, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BEACH EROSION; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL CITIES; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS; HIGH QUALITY; HUMAN INTERVENTION; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; SEA LEVEL RISE; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

BEACHES; CLIMATE CHANGE; SHORE PROTECTION;

GOLD;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEACH NOURISHMENT; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE; DREDGING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALIA; GOLD COAST; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84860684457     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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