Screen LibraryManaged realignment : a viabl] long-term coastal management strategy? /
Managed realignment is a relatively new soft engineering alternative aiming to provide sustainable flood risk management with added environmental and socio-economic benefits by creating space for coastal habitats to develop more dynamically. The natural adaptive capacity of coastal habitats and the...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Dordrecht : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
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Managed realignment is a relatively new soft engineering alternative aiming to provide sustainable flood risk management with added environmental and socio-economic benefits by creating space for coastal habitats to develop more dynamically. The natural adaptive capacity of coastal habitats and the ecosystem services they provide underpin the sustainability of managed realignment. However, many definitions of managed realignment exist and the understanding of what the term actually represents in practice has evolved through time and varies regionally. This book clarifies the definitions and terminology used in the literature and proposes that managed realignment is used as a general term that encompasses the many different methods of implementation worldwide, including: removal, breach and realignment of defences; controlled tidal restoration (which includes regulated tidal exchange and controlled reduced tide); and managed retreat. These methods of implementation are explained and illustrated with examples from around the world.--Provided by publisher |
| Carrier Form: | xxiii, 139 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9789401790284 : 9401790280 : |
| Index Number: | HT391 |
| CLC: | P753 |
| Call Number: | P753/E799 |
| Contents: | The need for adaptation in coastal protection: Shifting from hard engineering to managed realignment -- What is managed realignment? -- Methods of implementation -- Examples of relevant strategies and policies -- Considerations on managed realignment in The Netherlands -- The national trust approach to coastal change and adaptive management -- Managed retreat in Maui, Hawaii -- Managed realignment in the UK: The role of the environment agency -- Factors influencing the long-term sustainability of managed realignment -- Current perceptions about managed realignment -- Concluding remarks. |