Halophytes can salinize soil when competing with glycophytes, intensifying effects of sea level rise in coastal communities
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DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3896-2
Abstract: Sea level rise (SLR) and land-use change are working together to change coastal communities around the world. Along Florida’s coast, SLR and large-scale drying are increasing groundwater salinity, resulting in halophytic (salt-tolerant) species colonizing glycophytic… read more here.
Keywords: sea level; level rise; coastal communities; soil salinity ... See more keywords
Adaptation to climate change in coastal communities: findings from seven sites on four continents
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DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02571-x
Abstract: Climate change is causing wide-ranging effects on ecosystem services critical to coastal communities and livelihoods, creating an urgent need to adapt. Most studies of climate change adaptation consist of narrative descriptions of individual cases or… read more here.
Keywords: four continents; change; coastal communities; climate change ... See more keywords
Which eroding site is more urgent for the government?: a reflection from coastal communities
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DOI: 10.1007/s11852-020-00729-9
Abstract: The study investigated what coastal communities perceived as influencing criteria used by the government of Thailand to choose a particular location for coastal protection. Every sea-connected local governmental unit in Chonburi province was approached. All… read more here.
Keywords: urgent government; coastal communities; eroding site; government ... See more keywords
Enhancing coastal livelihoods in Indonesia: an evaluation of recent initiatives on gender, women and sustainable livelihoods in small-scale fisheries
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DOI: 10.1007/s40152-019-00142-5
Abstract: In recent decades, there have been considerable efforts to enhance, diversify, or implement alternative livelihood activities in marginalized coastal communities, to ease reliance on deteriorating coastal resources, reduce poverty and improve well-being outcomes. To date,… read more here.
Keywords: scale fisheries; project; gender; coastal communities ... See more keywords
Psychological predictors of fishing and waste management intentions in Indonesian coastal communities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2019.101324
Abstract: Abstract The populations most susceptible to environmental degradation are often the populations that rely most on the natural world for sustenance. Within the many isolated islands that are part of rural Indonesia, many communities are… read more here.
Keywords: coastal communities; predictors fishing; waste; psychological predictors ... See more keywords
Public health in restructuring coastal communities: Generational trends in self-rated health following the decline in small-scale fishing. The HUNT study, Norway
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.08.013
Abstract: Abstract Restructuring rural communities can be seen as natural population level experiments of great social epidemiological interest. Following the extensive decline in small-scale fishing in the later decades of the 20th century, many coastal communities… read more here.
Keywords: fishing; rated health; public health; self rated ... See more keywords
Connections or conflict? A social and economic analysis of the interconnections between the professional fishing industry, recreational fishing and marine tourism in coastal communities in NSW, Australia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.029
Abstract: Abstract Resource conflict is a common feature of coastal management. This conflict is often managed by using spatial planning tools to segregate uses, with access decisions made through a comparison of the economic costs and… read more here.
Keywords: fishing industry; tourism; fishing; professional fishing ... See more keywords
A novel framework for marine protected areas in small island regions using integrated local wisdom
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rsma.2021.101819
Abstract: Abstract The primary challenge faced by policymakers in implementing marine protected areas (MPAs) worldwide is the resistance from coastal communities, specifically in regions that are highly dependent on marine resources for their livelihoods. Countries that… read more here.
Keywords: coastal communities; local wisdom; marine protected; protected areas ... See more keywords
Perceptions of disaster resilience in four Texas coastal communities
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DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2019.1571999
Abstract: ABSTRACT Scholars and practitioners have long noted the importance of community resilience to disaster recovery and environmental risk mitigation. Yet we know surprisingly little about how local residents perceive the resilience of their local communities,… read more here.
Keywords: disaster resilience; texas coastal; perceptions disaster; four texas ... See more keywords
Mapping Exposure to Flooding in Three Coastal Communities on the North Slope of Alaska Using Airborne LiDAR
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DOI: 10.1080/08920753.2020.1732798
Abstract: Abstract The intensification of coastal storms, combined with declining sea ice cover, sea level rise, and changes to permafrost conditions, will likely increase the incidence and impact of storm surge flooding in Arctic coastal environments.… read more here.
Keywords: north slope; three coastal; storm; exposure ... See more keywords
Comprehensive plans as tools for enhancing coastal community resilience
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DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2019.1700943
Abstract: Planning for change is critical to ensuring resilient coastal communities. In Maine, USA, the comprehensive planning process provides a platform for communities to articulate policies that address social, economic, and environmental issues. While comprehensive plans… read more here.
Keywords: comprehensive plans; resilience; coastal communities; plans tools ... See more keywords