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Current extent and future opportunities for living shorelines in Australia.
Morris, Rebecca L; Campbell-Hooper, Erin; Waters, Elissa; Bishop, Melanie J; Lovelock, Catherine E; Lowe, Ryan J; Strain, Elisabeth M A; Boon, Paul; Boxshall, Anthony; Browne, Nicola K; Carley, James T; Fest, Benedikt J; Fraser, Matthew W; Ghisalberti, Marco; Gillanders, Bronwyn M; Kendrick, Gary A; Konlechner, Teresa M; Mayer-Pinto, Mariana; Pomeroy, Andrew W M; Rogers, Abbie A; Simpson, Viveka; Van Rooijen, Arnold A; Waltham, Nathan J; Swearer, Stephen E.
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  • Morris RL; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. Electronic address: rebecca.morris@unimelb.edu.au.
  • Campbell-Hooper E; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Waters E; School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.
  • Bishop MJ; School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia.
  • Lovelock CE; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
  • Lowe RJ; Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Strain EMA; Institute for Marine and Antarctic Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7001, Australia; Centre for Marine Socioecology, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS 7053, Australia.
  • Boon P; School of Geography, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Boxshall A; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Browne NK; School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
  • Carley JT; Water Research Laboratory, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Manly Vale, NSW 2093, Australia.
  • Fest BJ; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation, Federation University, Ballarat, VIC 3350, Australia.
  • Fraser MW; School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia; Centre for Oceanomics, The Minderoo Foundation, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Ghisalberti M; Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Gillanders BM; School of Biological Sciences and Environment Institute, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
  • Kendrick GA; School of Biological Sciences and UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Konlechner TM; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia; School of Geography | Te Iho Whenua, The University of Otago | Te Whare Wananga o Otago, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand.
  • Mayer-Pinto M; Centre for Marine Science and Innovation and Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
  • Pomeroy AWM; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Rogers AA; Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, School of Agriculture and Environment and Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Simpson V; School of Geography, Atmospheric and Earth Sciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Van Rooijen AA; Oceans Graduate School, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
  • Waltham NJ; Centre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, QLD 4810, Australia.
  • Swearer SE; National Centre for Coasts and Climate, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Sci Total Environ ; 917: 170363, 2024 Mar 20.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38308900
ABSTRACT
Living shorelines aim to enhance the resilience of coastlines to hazards while simultaneously delivering co-benefits such as carbon sequestration. Despite the potential ecological and socio-economic benefits of living shorelines over conventional engineered coastal protection structures, application is limited globally. Australia has a long and diverse coastline that provides prime opportunities for living shorelines using beaches and dunes, vegetation, and biogenic reefs, which may be either natural ('soft' approach) or with an engineered structural component ('hybrid' approach). Published scientific studies, however, have indicated limited use of living shorelines for coastal protection in Australia. In response, we combined a national survey and interviews of coastal practitioners and a grey and peer-reviewed literature search to (1) identify barriers to living shoreline implementation; and (2) create a database of living shoreline projects in Australia based on sources other than scientific literature. Projects included were those that had either a primary or secondary goal of protection of coastal assets from erosion and/or flooding. We identified 138 living shoreline projects in Australia through the means sampled starting in 1970; with the number of projects increasing through time particularly since 2000. Over half of the total projects (59 %) were considered to be successful according to their initial stated objective (i.e., reducing hazard risk) and 18 % of projects could not be assessed for their success based on the information available. Seventy percent of projects received formal or informal monitoring. Even in the absence of peer-reviewed support for living shoreline construction in Australia, we discovered local and regional increases in their use. This suggests that coastal practitioners are learning on-the-ground, however more generally it was stated that few examples of living shorelines are being made available, suggesting a barrier in information sharing among agencies at a broader scale. A database of living shoreline projects can increase knowledge among practitioners globally to develop best practice that informs technical guidelines for different approaches and helps focus attention on areas for further research.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Inundaciones / Secuestro de Carbono Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Qualitative_research País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Inundaciones / Secuestro de Carbono Tipo de estudio: Guideline / Qualitative_research País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos