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  • A detailed assessment of vulnerability to climate change in the Gold Coast, Australia

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    Sano, M
    Golshani, A
    Splinter, KD
    Strauss, D
    Thurston, W
    Tomlinson, R
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Tomlinson, Rodger B.
    Strauss, Darrell R.
    Year published
    2011
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    Coastal communities in the Gold Coast, Australia, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, considering their exposure to changing sea levels and storms, the sensitivity of the sedimentary system, and the current capacity to respond to future challenges. In this paper we assessed the overall vulnerability of Palm Beach, a Gold Coast suburb, by (i) modeling extreme storms under future sea levels (ii) modeling the response of the beach to extreme storms under future sea levels (iii) assessing the level of adaptation of coastal management and the adaptive capacity of the coastal community. Results show that sea level rise ...
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    Coastal communities in the Gold Coast, Australia, are particularly vulnerable to climate change, considering their exposure to changing sea levels and storms, the sensitivity of the sedimentary system, and the current capacity to respond to future challenges. In this paper we assessed the overall vulnerability of Palm Beach, a Gold Coast suburb, by (i) modeling extreme storms under future sea levels (ii) modeling the response of the beach to extreme storms under future sea levels (iii) assessing the level of adaptation of coastal management and the adaptive capacity of the coastal community. Results show that sea level rise can trigger higher storm surges and extreme erosion events and that the current level of adaptation and adaptive capacity is still insufficient to cope with such challenges.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Coastal Research
    Volume
    2011
    Issue
    SI64
    Publisher URI
    http://www.cerf-jcr.org/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2011 CERF. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Earth sciences
    Engineering
    Infrastructure engineering and asset management
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/42250
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