Opportunistic management of estuaries under climate change: A new adaptive decision-making framework and its practical application

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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Article

Peirson, William¹  Davey, Erica¹  Jones, Alan²  Hadwen, Wade³  Beger, Maria⁴  Capon, Samantha³  Fairweather, Peter⁵  Smith, Timothy F.⁶  Gray, Leigh⁷  Tomlinson, Rodger⁸ 

[1] Univ NSW, Sch Civil & Environm Engn, Water Res Lab, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[2] Australian Museum Sydney, Div Invertebrates, Sydney, NSW, Australia

[3] Griffith Univ, Griffith Sch Environm, Australian Rivers Inst, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia

[4] Univ Queensland, Sch Biol Sci, ARC Ctr Excellence Environm Decis, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[5] Flinders Univ S Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia

[6] Univ Sunshine Coast, Sustainabil Res Ctr, Maroochydore, Qld, Australia

[7] Great Barrier Reef Marine Pk Author, Environm & Sustainabil Branch, Coastal Ecosyst & Water Qual Grp, Townsville, Qld, Australia

[8] Griffith Univ, Griffith Ctr Coastal Management, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia

关键词: Estuaries;    Climate change adaptation;    Rehabilitation;    Ports;    Environmental flows;    Coastal fisheries;    Coastal water quality;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.08.021

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

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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