TY - JOUR
T1 - Coastal adaptation with ecological engineering
AU - Cheong, So Min
AU - Silliman, Brian
AU - Wong, Poh Poh
AU - Van Wesenbeeck, Bregje
AU - Kim, Choong Ki
AU - Guannel, Greg
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - The use of combined approaches to coastal adaptation in lieu of a single strategy, such as sea-wall construction, allows for better preparation for a highly uncertain and dynamic coastal environment. Although general principles such as mainstreaming and no- or low-regret options exist to guide coastal adaptation and provide the framework in which combined approaches operate, few have examined the interactions, synergistic effects and benefits of combined approaches to adaptation. This Perspective provides three examples of ecological engineering-marshes, mangroves and oyster reefs-and illustrates how the combination of ecology and engineering works.
AB - The use of combined approaches to coastal adaptation in lieu of a single strategy, such as sea-wall construction, allows for better preparation for a highly uncertain and dynamic coastal environment. Although general principles such as mainstreaming and no- or low-regret options exist to guide coastal adaptation and provide the framework in which combined approaches operate, few have examined the interactions, synergistic effects and benefits of combined approaches to adaptation. This Perspective provides three examples of ecological engineering-marshes, mangroves and oyster reefs-and illustrates how the combination of ecology and engineering works.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883334772&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1038/nclimate1854
DO - 10.1038/nclimate1854
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84883334772
SN - 1758-678X
VL - 3
SP - 787
EP - 791
JO - Nature Climate Change
JF - Nature Climate Change
IS - 9
ER -