Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook
Beavers R, Babson A, Schupp C (ed). 2016. Coastal Adaptation Strategies Handbook. 134009. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This handbook captures the National Park Service’s current understanding of a rapidly developing field as it relates to coastal parks; identifies tools and strategies; provides examples of approaches that the National Park Service as an agency and individual parks are using to address coastal vulnerabilities and climate change impacts; and provides policy and decision-making guidelines. Online resources will be updated to supplement this document and can be found at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/climatechange/coastalhandbook.htm.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2016
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- asset management, climate change adaptation, coastal adaptation, coastal vulnerability, cultural resource management, natural hazards, sea level rise, shoreline management, storm response
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Coastal/Oceanographic Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Marine Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Lake Features and Processes , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Visitor and Recreation Use | Visitor Use , Ecological Framework: Human Use | Cultural Landscapes | Cultural Landscapes