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A climate change vulnerability index and case study in a Brazilian Coastal City
(2016-08-18)
Coastal areas are highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, particularly to sea-level rise and extreme rainfall events, resulting in increased social and environmental vulnerabilities. In this context, the need ...
Hazard, vulnerability and coastal erosion risk assessment in Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
(Springer, 2016-10)
This contribution determines the coastal erosion risk of Necochea and Quequén cities, Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires Province (Argentina). Both risk components, hazard and vulnerability, were assessed by the construction ...
Development of environmental and natural vulnerability maps for Brazilian coastal at Sao Sebastiao in São Paulo State
(Springer, 2011-10-01)
In this study, environmental and natural vulnerability maps developed for a Brazilian coastal region at Sao Sebastiao City in São Paulo State helped to address a better understanding of the ecosystem fragility. Intense ...
Development of environmental and natural vulnerability maps for Brazilian coastal at Sao Sebastiao in São Paulo State
(Springer, 2011-10-01)
In this study, environmental and natural vulnerability maps developed for a Brazilian coastal region at Sao Sebastiao City in São Paulo State helped to address a better understanding of the ecosystem fragility. Intense ...
Vulnerability assessment of Massaguaçú Beach (SE Brazil)
(New York, 2013)
With the aim of summarizing several coastal indicators in one index, this paper proposes a vulnerability index to coastal erosion. This index synthesizes coastal and inland indicators quantitatively, becominga useful tool ...
Assessing climate-induced agricultural vulnerable coastal communities of Bangladesh using machine learning techniques
The agricultural arena in the coastal regions of South-East Asian countries is experiencing the mounting pressures
of the adverse effects of climate change. Controlling and predicting climatic factors are difficult and ...
Fuzzy classification of vulnerability to coastal processes in Pontal do Paraná, BrazilClassificação fuzzy da vulnerabilidade aos processos costeiros em Pontal do Paraná, Brasil
(Instituto de Geociências /Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 2016)
Most vulnerable coastal sectors between Lurin and Pucusana in the face of a potential rise in sea level as a consequence of climate change: adaptation and application of the coastal vulnerability index of Gornitz (1991)Sectores costeros más vulnerables entre Lurín y Pucusana ante un posible aumento del nivel del mar como consecuencia del cambio climático: Adaptación y aplicación del índice de vulnerabilidad costera de Gornitz
(Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Centro de Investigación en Geografía Aplicada, 2018)