The quantification and evolution of resilience in integrated coastal systems

摘要: Abstract : Integrated coastal systems are designed, constructed, and maintained to achieve navigation, storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration objectives. This report develops a generally applicable method quantify the resilience of integrated disturbances such as storms. In general, is an ambiguous term that can mean different things in contexts. emphasizes engineering resilience, which propensity system resist functional impairments result disturbance recover pre-disturbance level performance following disturbance. describes how this property be quantified probabilistic terms, evolve over time response gradual changes boundary conditions occur scales much longer than interest, sea level. Coastal processes influenced by rise may affect identified. The advantages disadvantages non-probabilistic indicators discussed.