A typology of marine and estuarine hazards and risks as vectors of change: A review for vulnerable coasts and their management

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 93, Issue , 2014, Pages 88-99

  Elliott, Michael ^a   Cutts, Nicholas D ^a   Trono, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA LEVEL;

DEGREE OF RISKS; ISOSTATIC REBOUND; LARGE-SCALE EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT AREAS; NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC HAZARDS; POLICY MAKERS; SEA LEVEL RISE; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

HAZARDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; POLICY MAKING; RISK FACTOR; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TYPOLOGY; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 84897518927     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.03.014     Document Type: Review

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