Adaptation technologies for coastal erosion and flooding: A review

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering

Volumn 165, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 95-111

  Linham, Matthew M ^a   Nicholls, Robert J ^b  

^a EMU Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coastal engineering; Floods and floodworks; Infrastructure planning

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ENGINEERING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EROSION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADAPTATION NEEDS; ADAPTATION RESPONSE; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; COASTAL FLOODING; FLOODS AND FLOODWORKS; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; LARGE POPULATION; RISK REDUCTION MEASURES;

FLOODS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL EROSION; DEVELOPING WORLD; FLOODING; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84871053839     PISSN: 17417597     EISSN: 17517737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/maen.2011.29     Document Type: Article

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