| Title | Big Lake and Miseners Long Beach Lower East Chezzetcook, 'letting nature take its course': a case study of nature-based coastal adaptation in Nova Scotia |
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| Author | Manuel, P; Rapaport, E; Conlin, M; Ewashen, N; Kowal, C; Warren, K |
| Source | 2021, 31 pages  Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne (PDF, 1.82 MB)
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| Links | TransCoastal Adaptations
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| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Saint Mary's University |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | digital; on-line |
| Related | This publication is related to the
following publications |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nova Scotia |
| NTS | 11D/11 |
| Area | Lower East Chezzetcook |
| Lat/Long WENS | -63.5000 -63.0000 44.7500 44.5000 |
| Subjects | surficial geology/geomorphology; marine geology; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; coastal management; Climate change; Climate change adaptation; Infrastructures; Innovation; Adaptation
measures and options; cumulative effects |
| Illustrations | photographs; location maps; satellite images; sketch maps; tables |
| Program | Climate Change Impacts and
Adaptation |
| Program | Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Climate Change Adaptation Program |
| Released | 2021 11 01 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
This case study describes the natural environment and land use and development of the site; the projected impacts of climate change on the beach; the
implications for lake shore properties behind the barrier; past efforts to stabilize the barrier beach; and the apparent decision to not repair breaches that do not reform naturally. The case study illustrates the possibility of the nature-based
adaptation option of allowing coastal processes to evolve naturally, but with that approach comes the need to address land use at risk from the consequences of the decision, potentially through relocation or some form of accommodation to support
exposed properties. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 330150 |
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