Predicted impact of the sea-level rise at Vellar-Coleroon estuarine region of Tamil Nadu coast in India: Mainstreaming adaptation as a coastal zone management option

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 327-339

  Saleem Khan, A ^a   Ramachandran, A ^a   Usha, N ^b   Punitha, S ^c   Selvam, V ^c  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c M S SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; COASTAL AREA; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM); LAND USE AND LAND COVER; SEA LEVEL RISE; SOCIAL COMMUNITIES; STUDY AREAS; STUDY SITES; TAMIL NADU;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; FLOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES; REGIONAL PLANNING; SEA LEVEL;

ESTUARIES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CAPACITY BUILDING; COASTAL ZONE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLOODING; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE; PLANNING PRACTICE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; VULNERABILITY;

INDIA; TAMIL NADU;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84867236351     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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