Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate [Paperback]

Existing coastal management and defense approaches are not well suited to meet the challenges of climate change and related uncertanities. Professionals in this field need a more dynamic, systematic and multidisciplinary approach. Written by an international group of experts, Coastal Risk Management in a Changing Climate provides innovative, multidisciplinary best practices for mitigating the effects of climate change on coastal structures. Based on the Theseus program, the book includes eight study sites across Europe, with specific attention to the most vulnerable coastal environments such as deltas, estuaries and wetlands, where many large cities and industrial areas are located.

• Integrated risk assessment tools for considering the effects of climate change and related uncertainties
• Presents latest insights on coastal engineering defenses
• Provides integrated guidelines for setting up optimal mitigation measures
• Provides directly applicable tools for the design of mitigation measures
• Highlights socio-economic perspectives in coastal mitigation

1. Methodology for Risk assessment
2. Engineering Mitigation Technologies
3. Ecologically-Based Mitigation Measures
4. Socio-Economic Mitigation Measures
5. Risk Assessment and Mitigation in THESEUS Study Sites
6. Towards Sustainable Decision-Making

An integrative risk based approach for assessing and mitigating the effects of climate change on coastal structures

The combination of severe winter storms, rising sea levels, and high tides are expected to cause more frequent and severe flooding, erosion, and damage to coastal structures. However, existing coastal management and defense techniques are not wlÃ-