Future coastal population growth and exposure to sea-level rise and coastal flooding--a global assessment.

Coastal zones are exposed to a range of coastal hazards including sea-level rise with its related effects. At the same time, they are more densely populated than the hinterland and exhibit higher rates of population growth and urbanisation. As this trend is expected to continue into the future, we i...

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Main Authors: Barbara Neumann, Athanasios T Vafeidis, Juliane Zimmermann, Robert J Nicholls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118571