| Link | https://risorse.sostenibilita.enea.it/sites/default/files/allegati/papers/cmre-cp-2024-001.pdf |
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| Author | Search for: Fusina, Giovanni1; Search for: Murphy, Enda2ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6813-3403; Search for: King, Jeffrey3 |
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| Affiliation | - Defence Research and Development Canada
- National Research Council Canada. Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering
- United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Climate Change & Security (CC&S 2023). Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation, October 3–5, 2023, Lerici, Italy |
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| Subject | nature-based solutions; nature-based infrastructure; coastal erosion; coastal flooding risk reduction, coastal assets; dual-impact technology |
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| Abstract | “Nature-based infrastructure” technology provides coastal flood and erosion risk management benefits by using natural or built assets that rely on, or mimic, natural system processes and features. This technology has been widely applied in international settings to reduce coastal flood and erosion risk. It tends to incur lower costs, offer greater flexibility, and has greater capacity to adjust to changing environmental conditions than conventional shore protection solutions such as concrete seawalls. In this paper, we present general guiding principles of nature-based infrastructure to reduce coastal flood and erosion risk, and details of an applied research project, which studied the performance of nature-based infrastructure for managing coastal flood and erosion risk in Canadian settings. Finally, we discuss how the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering With Nature® Initiative is pursuing opportunities for use of nature-based infrastructure to reduce risk of military coastal assets, clearly showing the “dual-impact” of this technology. |
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| Publication date | 2024-03 |
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| Publisher | Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Export citation | Export as RIS |
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| Record identifier | 9fb91d3a-aca7-4162-b577-4d348c97f40d |
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| Record created | 2025-11-18 |
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| Record modified | 2026-02-19 |
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