Coastal Structures and Sea Level Rise: Adaptive Management Approach

Headland, John R.; Trivedi, Dilip; Boudreau, Russell H.

doi:10.1061/41190(422)37

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“…Because sea level rise and climate change will be gradual processes, many authors have already started to call for "adaptable designs", allowing for breakwaters to be gradually modifi ed, accommodating increasing wave heights during their design life (Headland et al, 2011). However, fi nancial considerations about when to undertake such adaptation strategies is still not clear, along with challenges in setting aside appropriate funding mechanisms to perform the various stages of structure raising.…”

Section: The Move Towards "Adaptable" Designsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change and Adaptation Planning for Ports

Ng¹,

Becker²,

Cahoon³

et al. 2015

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As key links in transportation and supply chains, the effect of climate change on seaports has broad implications for the development prospects of the global economy. However, the picture is very uncertain because t he impacts of climate change will be felt very differently around the world, both positively and negatively. This book addresses the need for quality theoretical analysis, highly innovative assessment methodologies and insightful empirical global experiences so as to identify the best international practices, planning and appropriate policies to effectively adapt to, develop resilience to and, indeed, benefi t from the impacts posed by climate change on transportation and supply chains.With contributions from reputable scholars, inter-governmental organizations and senior professionals in transportation and supply chains coming from fi ve continents, this book investigates climate change, adaptation strategies and planning of transportation and supply chains from different angles. It encourages innovative and effective solutions in developing adaptation measures and resilience by ports, transportation and supply chains to climate change. This book will be essential for anyone interested in understanding climate change and its impacts on transportation and supply chain infrastructures, as well as the effective ways to adapt to such impacts.

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Section: The Move Towards "Adaptable" Designsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Climate Change and Adaptation Planning for Ports

Ng¹,

Becker²,

Cahoon³

et al. 2015

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“…Lastly, port relocation mandates identifying an alternative site with adequate depth and transportation connectivity, a scarce resource in most coastal regions. The relocation process may disrupt local economies and introduce new and noteworthy environmental consequences in the designated relocation areas [2,17,33].…”

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A Qualitative Analysis of Climate Impacts on Egyptian Ports

Sharaan,

Ibrahim,

Moubarak

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Ports are vital in the global trading system but are also vulnerable to climate-related threats. This problem has not been widely studied, especially in Egypt. However, there is an urgent need to address climate-related threats to Egyptian ports, which could have significant economic and trade-related consequences. Therefore, exploring the Egyptian port administrations’ and stakeholders’ perceptions regarding climatic hazards is an urgent and essential matter for sustainable and resilient ports, considering their strategic economic importance. Consequently, this article is the first to examine how the port authorities perceive and respond to climate hazards in one of the most important and largest commercial Egyptian ports; it also explores their adaptation strategies and plans, considering the national agenda to develop the coastal ports respecting the sustainable development pillars, and fills the gaps in regional and national studies on seaports and climatic hazards. The paper focuses on the Great Alexandria Port, which includes the Alexandria and El-Dekheila ports. A questionnaire is designed and distributed in different port sectors for gathering relevant data and conducting interviews, discussions, and workshops. The findings declare obvious concern about developing the Egyptian ports under the national projects umbrella. Also, the port authorities are aware of the risks of climate change and believe some adaptation measures are necessary and could be essential soon. They are taking steps to adapt their ports, considering a specific strategy that includes rehabilitating infrastructure (breakwater and berths), functional facilities, and services, improving drainage systems to enhance their port’s resilience, and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Our research findings suggest that there are opportunities for scientists to engage with the port stakeholders to proactively develop plans to alleviate climate change’s effects on their ports.

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“…Much of the literature on seawall and breakwater adaptation is focussed on the economics of upgrades (e.g. Headland et al, 2011;Burcharth et al, 2014). Practical design guidance for retrofitting existing coastal structures with rock or concrete armour units is limited.…”

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Upgrading Breakwaters in Response to Sea Level Rise: Practical Insights From Physical Modelling

Howe¹,

Cox²

2018

Int. Conf. Coastal. Eng.

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Coastal structures in many parts of the world are typically designed for depth-limited breaking wave conditions. With a projected sea level rise of up to 90 cm by 2100 (Church et al., 2013), the design wave height for these structures is expected to increase. Many of these structures will require significant armour upgrades to accommodate these new design conditions (for example, a 25% increase in wave height will require the mass of similar density armour to be doubled).

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Coastal Structures and Sea Level Rise: Adaptive Management Approach

Cited by 10 publications

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Climate Change and Adaptation Planning for Ports

Climate Change and Adaptation Planning for Ports

A Qualitative Analysis of Climate Impacts on Egyptian Ports

Upgrading Breakwaters in Response to Sea Level Rise: Practical Insights From Physical Modelling

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