Climate Change and the Risks of Settlements in the Low Elevation Coastal Zone

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English
Published: January 2008
Product code:G02214
Source publication:
Basins and Coasts News. Volume 2; Issue 1

Coastal settlement is both environmentally damaging and environmentally vulnerable. Climate change, which will bring sea-level rise and greater storm intensity, amplifies the risks to coastal settlements. Yet coastal zones are densely settled and growing rapidly......

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McGranahan, G., Balk, D. and Anderson, B. (2008). Climate Change and the Risks of Settlements in the Low Elevation Coastal Zone. .
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