Abstract
Coastal environments are changing throughout the world. Climate is only one of several drivers of change. Collectively, the suite of worldwide changes constitutes what is popularly referred to as “global change”. While climate is an essential and prominent member of that suite of changing environmental conditions, it is not the only thing that is changing or likely to change. In addition to increases in greenhouse gases, human contributions include several other anthropogenic sources of change that are less well-known.
The times, they are a-changing.
—Bob Dylan, Nobel Laureate, c. 1964
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Wright, L.D., Syvitski, J.P.M., Nichols, C.R. (2019). Global Change: More Than Climate. In: Wright, L., Nichols, C. (eds) Tomorrow's Coasts: Complex and Impermanent. Coastal Research Library, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75453-6_2
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