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Managed Retreat Components and Costing in a Coastal Setting Thesis

Author
Olufson, Samuel
Year
2019
Publisher / Organisation
Victoria University of Wellington
Pages
141+xi
Keywords
sea-level rise, retreat, adaptation, strategy, framework
Summary
This thesis aims to address this gap in the literature by answering the following three questions: (1) what are the issues related to implementing managed retreat as an adaptation strategy in coastal areas, now, and moving into the future?; (2) what are the components of managed retreat?; and (3) what framework could be developed for costing managed retreat?