12.13 – Enhancing the Resilience of Coastal Communities: Dealing with Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of Natural Hazards

摘要: The vitality of local, regional, environmental, social, and economic capital is key in ensuring the sustainability local civil communities. Coastal areas are expected to see increases natural hazards including sea-level rise. need understand nature coastal natural, environments their interaction critical a sustainable future. This chapter examines changing communities they face. It explores community vulnerability role resilience creating sustaining its economic, ecological, built capital. Finally, strategies for adaptation explored ensure that we create sustain our ecological based upon understanding management social systems. on inherent how utilize resources adapting risks associated with hazards. Critical planning engagement allowing leaders opportunity more deeply appreciate assets challenges face plan long-term sustainability. Building thus founded engagement, deep appreciation both interdependence