Coastal sensitivity and population exposure to sea level rise: a case study on Santa Catarina Island, Brazil

• Published in: Journal of coastal conservation Vol. 22; no. 6; pp. 1117 - 1128
• Main Authors: Mussi, Carolina Schmanech, Bonetti, Jarbas, Sperb, Rafael Medeiros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.12.2018; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Beach erosion; Case studies; Climate change; Coastal hazards; Coastal management; Coastal Sciences; Coastal zone; Coastal zone management; Coastal zones; Coasts; Demographics; Dynamics; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic impact; Ecosystems; Erosion; Exposure; Flooding; Geography; Geomorphology; Impact analysis; Integration; Natural resource management; Natural resources; Nature Conservation; Ocean waves; Oceanography; Pattern recognition; Population; Population density; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry; Resource management; Sea level; Sea level rise; Segmentation; Sensitivity analysis; Surface water waves; Brazil; Spatial analysis; Coastal hazards; Social vulnerability; Physical susceptibility

Climate change intensifies the pressure on the coastal zone, endangering ecosystems, socioeconomic activities and coastal infrastructure, with direct impact on the economy of these areas. Although coastal hazard effects have been widely studied, the lack of information in local scale prevents a more...