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|a Adapting to Rising Sea Level |h [electronic resource] |b A Florida Perspective. |
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|a [S.l.] : |b American Institute of Physics, |c 2009. |
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|a Sustainability 2009 |b The Next Horizon. |
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|a Please contact the owning institution for licensing and permissions. It is the user's responsibility to ensure use does not violate any third party rights. |
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|a Global climate change and concomitant rising sea level will have a profound impact
on Florida’s coastal and marine systems. Sea-level rise will increase erosion of beaches, cause
saltwater intrusion into water supplies, inundate coastal marshes and other important habitats,
and make coastal property more vulnerable to erosion and flooding. Yet most coastal areas are
currently managed under the premise that sea-level rise is not significant and the shorelines are
static or can be fixed in place by engineering structures. The new reality of sea-level rise and
extreme weather due to climate change requires a new style of planning and management to
protect resources and reduce risk to humans. Scientists must: (1) assess existing coastal
vulnerability to address short term management issues and (2) model future landscape change
and develop sustainable plans to address long term planning and management issues.
Furthermore, this information must be effectively transferred to planners, managers, and elected
officials to ensure their decisions are based upon the best available information. While there is
still some uncertainty regarding the details of rising sea level and climate change, development
decisions are being made today which commit public and private investment in real estate and
associated infrastructure. With a design life of 30 yrs to 75 yrs or more, many of these
investments are on a collision course with rising sea level and the resulting impacts will be
significant. In the near term, the utilization of engineering structures may be required, but these are not sustainable and must ultimately yield to “managed withdrawal” programs if higher sealevel elevations or rates of rise are forthcoming. As an initial step towards successful adaptation, coastal management and planning documents (i.e., comprehensive plans) must be revised to include reference to climate change and rising sea-level. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Florida International University, |d 2015. |f (dpSobek) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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