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- Mark D. Spalding
- Global Marine Team The Nature Conservancy and Conservation Science Group Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UK
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- Anna L. McIvor
- Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UK
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- Michael W. Beck
- Global Marine Team The Nature Conservancy University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UK
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- Evamaria W. Koch
- Horn Point Laboratory University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Cambridge MD 21613 USA
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- Iris Möller
- Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UK
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- Denise J. Reed
- The Water Institute of the Gulf Baton Rouge LA 70825 USA
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- Pamela Rubinoff
- Coastal Resources Center University of Rhode Island Narragansett RI 02882 USA
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- Thomas Spencer
- Cambridge Coastal Research Unit Department of Geography University of Cambridge Cambridge CB2 1TN UK
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- Trevor J. Tolhurst
- School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Norwich Norfolk NR4 7TJ UK
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- Ty V. Wamsley
- Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Vicksburg MS 39180‐6199 USA
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- Bregje K. van Wesenbeeck
- Unit for Coastal and Marine Systems Deltares the Netherlands
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- Eric Wolanski
- James Cook University Townsville City QLD 4811 Australia
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- Colin D. Woodroffe
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia
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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The conservation of coastal ecosystems can provide considerable coastal protection benefits, but this role has not been sufficiently accounted for in coastal planning and engineering. Substantial evidence now exists showing how, and under what conditions, ecosystems can play a valuable function in wave and storm surge attenuation, erosion reduction, and in the longer term maintenance of the coastal profile. Both through their capacity for self repair and recovery, and through the often considerable cobenefits they provide, ecosystems can offer notable advantages over traditional engineering approaches in some settings. They can also be combined in “hybrid” engineering designs. We make 10 recommendations to encourage the utilization of existing knowledge and to improve the incorporation of ecosystems into policy, planning and funding for coastal hazard risk reduction.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Conservation Letters
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Conservation Letters 7 (3), 293-301, 2013-11-20
Wiley
