Table 15.1 Examples (i.e., not an
exhaustive list) of important technologies to collect data, provide information
and increase awareness for coastal adaptation to climate change |
Application |
Technology |
Additional Information |
Coastal-System Description |
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- Debusschere et al. (1991); Holman et al. (1994); Plant and Holman
(1997)
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- Airborne laserscanning (lidar)
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- Lillycrop and Estep (1995); Sallenger et al. (1999)
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- Martinez-Diaz-De-Leon et al. (1999)
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- Emery and Aubrey (1991); Woodworth (1991); Gr�ger and Plag (1993);
NOAA (1998)
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- Historical or geological methods
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- Baker (1993); Miller et al. (1993); Zerbini et al. (1996); Neilan
et al. (1997)
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- Tide gauges, satellite altimetry and global positioning systems
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- Redfern and Williams (1996); Clark et al. (1997); Henderson et al.
(1999)
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- Lipton and Wellman (1995); Turner and Adger (1996)
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- Legal and institutional arrangements
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- Interviews, questionnaires
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- Interviews, questionnaires
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Climate-Impact Assessment |
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- Coastal vulnerability index
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- Hughes and Brundrit (1992); Gornitz et al. (1994); Shaw et al (1998)
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- Sustainable capacity index
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- Kay and Hay (1993); Yamada et al. (1995); Nunn et al. (1994a,b)
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- (Semi-) quantitative methods
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- IPCC CZMS (1992); Bijlsma et al. (1996)
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- Aerial-videotape assisted vulnerability assessment
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- Leatherman et al. (1995); Nicholls and Leatherman (1995)
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- UNEP impact and adaptation assessment
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- Klein and Nicholls (1998, 1999)
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- Engelen et al. (1993); Ruth and Pieper (1994); West and Dowlatabadi
(1999)
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Awareness Raising |
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- Brochures, leaflets, newsletters
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- Newspapers, radio, television, cinema
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- Computerised simulation models
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