A local coastal adaptation pathway

J. Barnett (), S. Graham, C. Mortreux, R. Fincher, E. Waters and A. Hurlimann
Additional contact information
J. Barnett: School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
S. Graham: School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
C. Mortreux: School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
R. Fincher: School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
E. Waters: School of Geography, The University of Melbourne
A. Hurlimann: Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 12, 1103-1108

Abstract: Abstract Local governments are not adapting to sea-level rise because it is difficult to build consensus on the need for change and the best way to implement it. In theory, adaptation pathways can resolve this impasse. Adaptation pathways are a sequence of linked strategies that are triggered by a change in environmental conditions, and in which initial decisions can have low regrets and preserve options for future generations. We report on a project that sought to empirically test the relevance and feasibility of a local pathway for adapting to sea-level rise. We find that triggers of change that have social impacts are salient to local people, and developing a local adaptation pathway helps build consensus among diverse constituencies. Our results show that adaptation pathways are feasible at the local scale, offering a low-risk, low-cost way to begin the long process of adaptation to sea-level rise.

Date: 2014
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (25)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2383 Abstract (text/html)
Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:nat:natcli:v:4:y:2014:i:12:d:10.1038_nclimate2383

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.nature.com/nclimate/

DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2383

Access Statistics for this article

Nature Climate Change is currently edited by Bronwyn Wake

More articles in Nature Climate Change from Nature
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().