Managing development choices is essential to reduce coastal flood risk in China

Yafei Wang (), Yuxuan Ye, Robert J. Nicholls, Lennart Olsson, Detlef van Vuuren, Garry Peterson, Yao He, Manchun Li, Jie Fan and Murray Scown ()
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Yafei Wang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yuxuan Ye: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Robert J. Nicholls: University of East Anglia
Lennart Olsson: Lund University
Detlef van Vuuren: PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Garry Peterson: Stockholm University
Yao He: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Manchun Li: Nanjing University
Jie Fan: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Murray Scown: Lund University

Nature Climate Change, 2025, vol. 15, issue 10, 1033-1034

Abstract: Future exposure to coastal flooding in China is driven more by growing populations and economic activity rather than by rising seas and intensifying storm surges. Policymakers must anticipate these multiple risk drivers to better inform spatial planning and development strategies and to ensure effective, sustainable coastal adaptation.

Date: 2025
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