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The contested nature of coastal climate change—commentary to Niven and Bardsley. Planned retreat as a management response to coastal risk: a case study from the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia

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Declaration: The author has been a resident and ratepayer at Byron Bay since 1990 and a visitor since 1975 and has contributed to public planning processes throughout Australia.

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Buckley, R. The contested nature of coastal climate change—commentary to Niven and Bardsley. Planned retreat as a management response to coastal risk: a case study from the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. Reg Environ Change 13, 211–214 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-012-0383-5

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