Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise
UNESCO World Heritage located in low-lying coastal areas is increasingly at risk from flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise. This study shows that up to 82% of cultural World Heritage sites located in the Mediterranean will be at risk from coastal flooding and over 93% from coastal erosion by 2...
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| author | Lena Reimann Athanasios T. Vafeidis Sally Brown Jochen Hinkel Richard S. J. Tol |
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| description | UNESCO World Heritage located in low-lying coastal areas is increasingly at risk from flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise. This study shows that up to 82% of cultural World Heritage sites located in the Mediterranean will be at risk from coastal flooding and over 93% from coastal erosion by 2100 under high-end sea-level rise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e1170765c7514ba6bcf592cb2b7cd19c2022-12-21T23:39:03ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-10-019111110.1038/s41467-018-06645-9Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level riseLena Reimann0Athanasios T. Vafeidis1Sally Brown2Jochen Hinkel3Richard S. J. Tol4Department of Geography, Kiel UniversityDepartment of Geography, Kiel UniversityFaculty of Physical Sciences, University of SouthamptonGlobal Climate Forum e.V. (GCF)Department of Economics, University of SussexUNESCO World Heritage located in low-lying coastal areas is increasingly at risk from flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise. This study shows that up to 82% of cultural World Heritage sites located in the Mediterranean will be at risk from coastal flooding and over 93% from coastal erosion by 2100 under high-end sea-level rise.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06645-9 |
| spellingShingle | Lena Reimann Athanasios T. Vafeidis Sally Brown Jochen Hinkel Richard S. J. Tol Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise Nature Communications |
| title | Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise |
| title_full | Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise |
| title_fullStr | Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise |
| title_short | Mediterranean UNESCO World Heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea-level rise |
| title_sort | mediterranean unesco world heritage at risk from coastal flooding and erosion due to sea level rise |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06645-9 |
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