Shifting coasts: developing new coastal concepts
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https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28640Dato
2022Type
Journal articleTidsskriftartikkel
Peer reviewed
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Tynan, Eimear MairéadSammendrag
Coastal environments are closely under the radar of
the impact of climate change. Approximately 680 million
people live in low-lying coastal zones according to the most
recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
report from 2019.1
The report presents key threats
to coastal environments that include permanent
submergence, more frequent and intense flooding, loss
and change of ecosystems and the salinization of the
ground. In arctic and sub-arctic regions, thawing permafrost
has weakened coastlines resulting in accelerated coastal
erosion. In addition, the reduction of sea ice has left coasts
in these regions without a buffer to protect them against
severe wave erosion. The report concludes with certainty
that coastal environments, especially in low lying regions,
have challenging futures ahead. Designers and artists are
reacting to these changes. Many competitions, exhibitions
and art installations relating to threatened coastal
environments expose this contemporary trend.
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Tynan E. Shifting coasts: developing new coastal concepts. Building Material. 2022;24:9-30Metadata
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