Abstract: Handbook of Coastal and Ocean Engineering, pp. 1023-1037 (2009) No AccessSea Level Rise and Coastal ErosionMarcel J. F. Stive, Roshanka Ranasinghe, and Peter J. CowellMarcel J. F. StiveDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P. O. Box 2600 GA, Delft, The Netherlands, Roshanka RanasingheDepartment of Hydraulic Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P. O. Box 2600 GA, Delft, The NetherlandsDepartment of Water Engineering, UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The NetherlandsDepartment of Environment and Climate Change, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia, and Peter J. CowellSchool of Geosciences, University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australiahttps://doi.org/10.1142/9789812819307_0037Cited by:10 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Abstract: IPCC projections indicate that the rate of sea level rise (SLR) during the 21st century may be about an order of magnitude greater than the 20th century rate of 1–2 mm/year. This accelerated SLR will in turn result in much faster coastline retreat with particularly severe impacts on low-lying areas. The socioeconomic impact of such accelerated coastline retreat could be massive due to the rapid growth of coastal communities and infrastructure over the past five or six decades. The method most commonly used to estimate coastline retreat due to SLR is the simple two-dimensional mass conservation principle known as the Bruun rule. However, in view of the high level of predictive accuracy that is clearly needed to facilitate informed planning decisions for the future, can we continue to depend on the Bruun rule? This chapter discusses the evidence for and against the Bruun rule and suggests alternative methods that may be more suitable for the 21st century. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 10Coastal Erosion And Tourism: The Case Of The Distribution Of Tourist Accommodations And Their Daily RatesDavis P. De Paula, Jailson C. Lima, Eduardo L. Barros and Jader de O. Santos5 October 2021 | GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, Vol. 14, No. 3Assessment of potential beach erosion risk and impact of coastal zone development: a case study on Bongpo–Cheonjin BeachChangbin Lim, Tae Kon Kim, Sahong Lee, Yoon Jeong Yeon and Jung Lyul Lee20 December 2021 | Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 12Reply to: Sandy beaches can survive sea-level riseMichalis I. Vousdoukas, Roshanka Ranasinghe, Lorenzo Mentaschi, Theocharis A. Plomaritis and Panagiotis Athanasiou et al.27 October 2020 | Nature Climate Change, Vol. 10, No. 11Interactive Geomorphological Resilience of Sediment Pathways and Coastal Features, Post-Hurricane Sandy, Fort Tilden, New YorkNorbert P. Psuty, Katherine Ames, Glenn Liu and Andrea Habeck1 Jul 2020 | Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 36, No. 4Spatiotemporal shoreline change in Boushehr Province coasts, IranSaeed Zeinali, Nasser Talebbeydokhti and Maryam Dehghani25 March 2020 | Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 38, No. 3Impacts of sea-level rise-induced erosion on the Catalan coastJosé A. Jiménez, Herminia I. Valdemoro, Eva Bosom, Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla and Robert J. Nicholls16 September 2016 | Regional Environmental Change, Vol. 17, No. 2Towards more robust chronologies of coastal progradation: Optically stimulated luminescence ages for the coastal plain at Moruya, south-eastern AustraliaThomas SN Oliver, Amy J Dougherty, Luke A Gliganic and Colin D Woodroffe3 December 2014 | The Holocene, Vol. 25, No. 3An evaluation of methods available for quantifying extreme beach erosionDouglas Pender, David P. Callaghan and Harshinie Karunarathna3 September 2014 | Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy, Vol. 1, No. 1Estimating coastal recession due to sea level rise: beyond the Bruun ruleRoshanka Ranasinghe, David Callaghan and Marcel J. F. Stive10 June 2011 | Climatic Change, Vol. 110, No. 3-4Incorporating Uncertainty Associated with Climate Change into Coastal Vulnerability AssessmentsPeter Ruggiero, Heather Baron, Erica Harris, Jonathan Allan and Paul D. Komar et al.26 April 2012 Handbook of Coastal and Ocean EngineeringMetrics History PDF download
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-09-01
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