Flood Protection in Venice under Conditions of Sea-Level Rise: An Analysis of Institutional and Technical Measures

Coastal Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-380

  Munaretto, Stefania ^a,b   Vellinga, Pier ^c   Tobi, Hilde ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY IUAV OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

climate change; coastal management; institutions; storm surge barriers; water governance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; COASTAL MANAGEMENT; COASTAL RESOURCES; FLOOD PROTECTION; HIGH WATER; HUMAN LIVES; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; POLICY DOCUMENTS; SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SEA LEVEL RISE; STORM SURGES; STRUCTURAL MEASURES; TECHNICAL MEASURES; VENICE , ITALY; WATER GOVERNANCE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; INVESTMENTS; SEA LEVEL;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACCELERATION; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; INVESTMENT; SEA LEVEL; STORM SURGE;

ITALY; VENETO; VENEZIA [VENETO]; VENICE;

EID: 84866725170     PISSN: 08920753     EISSN: 15210421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2012.692311     Document Type: Article

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