TY - BOOK AU - Zanuttigh,Barbara TI - Coastal risk management in a changing climate AV - HT391 .C498 2015eb U1 - 333.91/7 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Kidlington, England PB - Butterworth-Heinemann KW - Coastal zone management KW - Case studies KW - Coast changes KW - Risk assessment KW - Climatic changes KW - Coastal engineering KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes index N2 - "Existing coastal management and defense approaches are not well suited to meet the challenges of climate change and related uncertanities. Professionals in this field need a more dynamic, systematic and multidisciplinary approach. Written by an international group of experts, Coastal Risk Assessment and Mitigation in a Changing Climate provides innovative, multidisciplinary best practices for mitigating the effects of climate change on coastal structures. Based on the Theseus program, the book includes eight study sites across Europe, with specific attention to the most vulnerable coastal environments such as deltas, estuaries and wetlands, where many large cities and industrial areas are located"-- UR - http://148.231.10.114:2048/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123973108 ER -