Journal
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Volume 163, Issue -, Pages 214-223Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.08.021
Keywords
Estuaries; Climate change adaptation; Rehabilitation; Ports; Environmental flows; Coastal fisheries; Coastal water quality
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- Australian Federal Government via the National Climate Change Adaptation Facility
- Adaptation Research Network for Marine Biodiversity and Resources
- Water Resources and Freshwater Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network
- Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure
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Ongoing coastal development and the prospect of severe climate change impacts present pressing estuary management and governance challenges. Robust approaches must recognise the intertwined social and ecological vulnerabilities of estuaries. Here, a new governance and management framework is proposed that recognises the integrated social-ecological systems of estuaries so as to permit transformative adaptation to climate change within these systems. The framework lists stakeholders and identifies estuarine uses and values. Goals are categorised that are specific to ecosystems, private property, public infrastructure, and human communities. Systematic adaptation management strategies are proposed with conceptual examples and associated governance approaches. Contrasting case studies are used to illustrate the practical application of these ideas. The framework will assist estuary managers worldwide to achieve their goals, minimise maladaptative responses, better identify competing interests, reduce stakeholder conflict and exploit opportunities for appropriate ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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