Economic vulnerability to sea-level rise along the Northern U.S. gulf coast

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 63, Issue SPL.ISSUE, 2013, Pages 234-243

  Thatcher, Cindy A ^a   Brock, John C ^b   Pendleton, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal infrastructure; coastal vulnerability index; economic value; Gulf of Mexico; Relative sea level rise

Indexed keywords

BEACH NOURISHMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; VALUATION; VULNERABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; GULF OF MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84879629681     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI63-017.1     Document Type: Article

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