Adaptation to Coastal Storms in Atlantic Canada

• Main Authors: Vasseur, Liette (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Thornbush, Mary J. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Plante, Steve (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Geography,
• Subjects: Natural disasters.; Coasts.; Climate change.; Social sciences.; Environmental sociology.; Industrial management-Environmental aspects.; Natural Hazards.; Coastal Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Methodology of the Social Sciences.; Environmental Sociology.; Sustainability Management.

This brief is based on an analysis that was performed on the 2010 winter storms that caused considerable damage to coastal communities in Atlantic Canada. The hazards that occurred were associated with storm surge,  high waves, coastal erosion, and flooding. The analysis covered a large multisite lo...