Retreat, accommodate or protect: sea level rise
Bijlsma, L.
Retreat, accommodate or protect: sea level rise - 1993 - Land & Water International (76) 1993, 19-21(3) .
Examines the predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that sea water levels may rise by up to one metre over the next century due to global warming. Discusses the impact this rise in levels added to more frequent and severe storms would have on coastal areas. Considers three methods of dealing with the problem.
CLIMATE CHANGE
COASTS
FLOOD RISK AREAS
GLOBAL WARMING
SEA DEFENCES
SEA LEVEL
Retreat, accommodate or protect: sea level rise - 1993 - Land & Water International (76) 1993, 19-21(3) .
Examines the predictions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that sea water levels may rise by up to one metre over the next century due to global warming. Discusses the impact this rise in levels added to more frequent and severe storms would have on coastal areas. Considers three methods of dealing with the problem.
CLIMATE CHANGE
COASTS
FLOOD RISK AREAS
GLOBAL WARMING
SEA DEFENCES
SEA LEVEL