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Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion

Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion . James Sutherland HR Wallingford. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion. Indicators used in many fields to assess progress in implementing policy

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Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion

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  1. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion James Sutherland HR Wallingford

  2. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion • Indicators used in many fields to assess progress in implementing policy • Coastal State Indicators are a “reduced set of parameters that can simply, adequately and quantitatively describe the dynamic-state and evolutionary trends of a coastal system.” • Jiménez and van Koningsveld, 2002

  3. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion Coastal State Indicators (CSIs) should be: • Relevant • Measurable • Responsive to disturbance in known way • Anticipatory • Integrative • Combining data and knowledge of processes to assist in implementing a policy

  4. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion Functions of Coastal State Indicators: • Assess condition of environment • Compare across situations • Monitor trends • Diagnose problems • Anticipate need for intervention

  5. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion Coastal State Indicators at Pilot Sites

  6. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion CSIs used to implement policy

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  9. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion • Policies have implicit physical characteristics • E.g. Hold the line: • Position • Standard of protection

  10. Coastal State Indicators • Dune strength, Barrier width, Backshore width, Dune zone width, Dune zone height, Total barrier volume • Testing coastline, Beach width, Barrier crest position, Shoreline position, • Coastal foundation, Shoreface volume, Coastal slope

  11. Coastal State Indicators Prevention of breaching • Dune strength, Barrier width, Backshore width, Dune zone width, Dune zone height, Total barrier volume

  12. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion • Dune strength • Erosion during storm

  13. Coastal State Indicators Maintain position • Testing coastline, Beach width, Barrier crest position, Shoreline position,

  14. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion • Coastline position: Momentary coastline: MCL, Testing Coastline: TCL, Basal Coastline, BCL TCL is CSI (MCL is not) BCL is threshold MCL

  15. Coastal State Indicators • Coastal foundation, Shoreface volume, Coastal slope • Large scale and long term, • Provide boundary conditions for other CSIs, • Coastal foundation is coastal area multiplied by rate of sea level rise, • Coastal slope is an indicator of the relative risk of inundation and the potential rapidity of shoreline retreat.

  16. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion Why do we need CSIs? • We have data and models • These form evidence for decision making CSIs are appropriate

  17. Coastal State Indicators for Coastal Erosion Why CSIs are appropriate: • Direct link to policy • Communication with policy makers and stakeholders • Skills of coastal managers: • Not numerical modellers • Not necessarily coastal scientists/engineers • Use of resources

  18. Coastal State Indicators • Derived from analysis of system • Understanding state of system • Given a policy to implement • Chosen a means to implement the policy • Require thresholds • Adaptive management

  19. Coastal State Indicators • Are being regularly used at three pilot sites; • Are being developed at the other three. • Not just data • Integrate policy, system understanding and modelling • Usable and communicable

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