Facilitating landform migration by removing shore protection structures: Opportunities and constraints

Karl F. Nordstrom, Nancy L. Jackson and Charles T. Roman

Environmental Science & Policy, 2016, vol. 66, issue C, 217-226

Abstract: Recent studies have identified the need to adapt to climate change by allowing landforms and habitats to migrate landward, although implementation of actual adaptation responses is limited. Removing the barriers that shore protection structures create between coastal and upland habitats can reestablish exchanges of sediment and the ecological functions of the natural ecotone. The potential for removing these structures was evaluated in 12 national parks managed by the U.S. National Park Service. Criteria for removal included condition of structures, influence of natural processes, environmental benefits, public safety, and visitor access and use.

Keywords: Beach erosion; Coastal habitat; Managed retreat; Resource management; Sea level rise; Sediment resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.07.012

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