Planning for our mistakes: How to cope with rising sea levels
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.38140/trp.v30i0.2974Keywords:
coastal erosion, coastal vulnerability index, coastal zone management, environmental degradation, integrated environmental management principles, raised groundwater table, sea level riseAbstract
The South African coastline extends for some 3000 km and must be regarded as an enormous national asset in terms of its aesthetic, recreational and economic value. More than 80% of the shoreline is made up of shifting sandy beaches and dunefields which are highly sensitive to interference from external and unnatural forces. Whilst much of uie remainder consists of rocky shores which are to an extent less vulnerable, there are the estuaries, lagoons and coastal wetlands which are generally extremely sensitive to disturbance, and yet are the most attractive to developers.
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