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Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

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Abstract

Adaptation to climate change will be a necessity for coastal zones in decades and even centuries to come. Although adaptation to climate and environmental changes has been a feature of human societies since the evolution of modern humans, current challenges posed by climate change and sea level rise in a crowded and developed world are of a vaster nature of those faced by humanity before and will necessitate new approaches, new techniques and new strategies. A conceptual framework is being developed, centered on the notions of vulnerability, adaptation and resilience. Adaptation to climate change will necessitate international cooperation and coherent strategies, although solutions will need to be developed with respect to local circumstances. The main strategies—protection, accommodation, retreat and precaution, are declined in various tools of technical, scientific, legislative, administrative, social or physical nature.

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    For an example of a floating house, see the «Shew» floating house in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by International Marine Floatation, http://www.floatingstructures.com/gallery/floating-homes/shew-/.

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Weissenberger, S., Chouinard, O. (2015). Adaptation Tools and Strategies. In: Adaptation to Climate Change and Sea Level Rise. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9888-4_3

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