Managed retreat—the purposeful, coordinated movement of people and assets out of harm's
way—is a controversial and often overlooked adaptation tool but also a potentially …

The coastal zone of Cartagena city, Colombia provides illustration for applying risk
assessments as a basis for guiding coastal management. Much of this coastal reach is …

With accelerating climate change, US coastal communities are experiencing increased flood
risk intensity, resulting from accelerated sea level rise and stronger storms. These conditions …

Owing to their high shoreline-to-land-area ratios, islands are especially sensitive to coastal
change and their inhabitants especially vulnerable to associated impacts. In places along …

This new edition-now with Nancy Jackson as a co-author-continues the themes of the first
edition: the need to restore the biodiversity, ecosystem health, and ecosystem services …

Taking into consideration the changing climate, researchers are mainly interested in
measuring this change in many different sectors. Regarding the coastal areas, the effects …

An historical analysis of the occurrence of storms and their damage intensity is presented.
The work analysed historical large-scale events from The Middle Ages to the 1960s at case …

Coastal communities are threatened by the impact of severe storms that may cause
significant loss or damage of property and life. The main processes causing such impacts at …

Pakistan is located in one of the most earthquake-prone regions of the world. The 2005
Muzaffarabad earthquake (M w 7.6) resulted in massive destruction of the infrastructural …

Levels of disaster risk preparedness in developing countries are often inadequate and,
consequently, these regions are often severely affected by natural disasters. Improvements …