Coastal Engineering Science to Policy and Practice

Huntington, Stephen; Burgess, Kevin; Townend, Ian

doi:10.1142/9789812791306_0001

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“…The coastal zone comprises only 3% of the earth's surface, but contains a disproportionately high amount of its assets (Schultz, 2001;Huntington et al, 2002). Coastal zones accommodate 60% of the world's population, a figure set to increase to 80% by 2050.…”

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Development of tidal areas: some principles and issues towards sustainability

Hyun¹,

Simm²,

Ritzema³

2009

Irrigation and Drainage

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The coastal zone comprises only 3% of the earth's surface, but contains a disproportionately high amount of its assets. Tidal areas include all those coastal areas where the tidal processes are capable of affecting man's activity or of being influenced by man. Tidal areas differ greatly depending on their location, geophysical conditions, climate, tidal range and cultural differences. Throughout the world, tidal areas have been and are being developed. These developments will continue as food production will need to be doubled in the next 25 years. To address questions related to a sustainable development of tidal areas, the International Commission of Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) established the Working Group on Sustainable Development of Tidal Areas in 2001. The working group has studied these questions and formulated principles and issues for sustainable development of tidal areas based on the relevant international conventions. The aim of this paper is to represent the official position of ICID and to support the preparation of the ICID Handbook Towards Sustainable Development of Tidal Area: Some Principles and Experiences. RÉ SUMÉLa zone côtière représente seulement 3% de la surface de la terre mais contient une part très élevée de ses aménagements. Les zones de marée comprennent toutes les zones côtières où le processus de marée est susceptible d'affecter l'activité humaine ou d'être influencé par l'homme. Les zones de marée diffèrent considérablement en fonction de leur situation géographique et climatique, de l'amplitude de la marée, des différences culturelles. Dans le monde entier, les zones de marée ont été aménagées et sont en cours d'aménagement. Ces évolutions vont continuer car la production alimentaire devra être doublée dans les 25 prochaines années. Pour traiter des questions liées à un développement durable des zones de marée, la Commission internationale des irrigations et du drainage a créé en 2001 le Groupe de travail sur le développement durable des zones de marée. Le groupe de travail a étudié et formulé des « principes et questions pour le développement durable des zones de marée » sur la base des conventions internationales pertinentes. Le but de ce papier est de présenter la position officielle de la CIID et d'appuyer la préparation d'un manuel Vers le développement durable des zones des marées: quelques principes et expériences.

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Development of tidal areas: some principles and issues towards sustainability

Hyun¹,

Simm²,

Ritzema³

2009

Irrigation and Drainage

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“…A storm-surge barrage on the River Thames to protect London was agreed and officially opened in May 1984. Smaller offshore shore-parallel breakwaters at Sea Palling on the Norfolk coast and 'soft' defences such as beach nourishment and the reintroduction of saltmarshes are some alternatives (Huntington et al 2003;Thomalla & Vincent 2003). In order to design flood defences for the future, it is important to know whether, in the light of current knowledge about climate change, future storm events could generate more severe conditions.…”

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Modelling waves and surges during the 1953 storm

Wolf

Flather

2005

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A.

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Waves and sea levels have been modelled for the storm of 31 January-1 February 1953. Problems in modelling this event are associated with the difficulty of reconstructing wind fields and validating the model results with the limited data available from 50 years ago. The reconstruction of appropriate wind fields for surge and wave models is examined. The surges and waves are reproduced reasonably well on the basis of tide-gauge observations and the sparse observational information on wave heights. The maximum surge coincided closely in time with tidal high water, producing very high water levels along the coasts of the southern North Sea. The statistics of the 1953 event and the likelihood of recurrence are also discussed. Both surge and wave components were estimated to be approximately 1 in 50 year events. The maximum water level also occurred when the offshore waves were close to their maximum. The estimation of return period for the total water level is more problematic and is dependent on location. A scenario with the 1953 storm occurring in 2075, accounting for the effects of sea level rise and land movements, is also constructed, suggesting that sea level relative to the land could be 0.4-0.5m higher than in 1953 in the southern North Sea, assuming a rise in mean sea level of 0.4m.

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“…The coastal zone comprises only 3% of the earth's surface, but contains a disproportionately high amount of its assets (Schultz, ; Huntington et al ., ). Coastal zones accommodate 60% of the world's population, a figure set to increase to 80% by 2050.…”

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