Meta-analysis indicates better climate adaptation and mitigation performance of hybrid engineering-natural coastal defence measures

• Main Authors: Huynh, Lam Thi Mai, Su, Jie, Wang, Quanli, Stringer, Lindsay C., Switzer, Adam D., Gasparatos, Alexandros
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Climate change; Coastal protection
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179587
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Traditional approaches to coastal defence often struggle to reduce the risks of accelerated climate change. Incorporating nature-based components into coastal defences may enhance adaptation to climate change with added benefits, but we need to compare their performance against conventional hard mea...