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Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene

Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene
Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene

What are the possible trajectories of delta development over the coming decades? Trajectories will be determined by the interactions of biophysical trends such as changing sediment supplies, subsidence due to compaction of sediment and climate change, along with key socio-economic trends of migration and urbanisation, agricultural intensification, demographic transition, economic growth and structural change of the economy. Knowledge and understanding of plausible trajectories can inform management choices for deltas in the Anthropocene, including new policy perspectives and innovative adaptation. The emergence of visionary delta management plans in some large deltas, such as the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, is an important and necessary component. This chapter synthesises the state of knowledge and highlights key elements of science that will inform decisions on future management of deltas.

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Nicholls, Robert J., Adger, W. Neil, Hutton, Craig W., Hanson, Susan E., Lázár, Attila N., Vincent, Katharine, Allan, Andrew, Tompkins, Emma L., Arto, Iñaki, Rahman, Md Munsur, Hazra, Sugata and Codjoe, Samuel Nii Ardey (2019) Sustainable deltas in the Anthropocene. In, Nicholls, R., Adger, W., Hutton, C. and Hanson, S. (eds.) Deltas in the Anthropocene. 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan Cham, pp. 247-279. (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23517-8_11).

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What are the possible trajectories of delta development over the coming decades? Trajectories will be determined by the interactions of biophysical trends such as changing sediment supplies, subsidence due to compaction of sediment and climate change, along with key socio-economic trends of migration and urbanisation, agricultural intensification, demographic transition, economic growth and structural change of the economy. Knowledge and understanding of plausible trajectories can inform management choices for deltas in the Anthropocene, including new policy perspectives and innovative adaptation. The emergence of visionary delta management plans in some large deltas, such as the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, is an important and necessary component. This chapter synthesises the state of knowledge and highlights key elements of science that will inform decisions on future management of deltas.

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Local EPrints ID: 486207
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/486207
DOI: doi:10.1007/978-3-030-23517-8_11
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ORCID for Robert J. Nicholls: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9715-1109
ORCID for Craig W. Hutton: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5896-756X
ORCID for Attila N. Lázár: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2033-2013
ORCID for Emma L. Tompkins: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-9797

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Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 03:24

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Author: Robert J. Nicholls ORCID iD
Author: W. Neil Adger
Author: Craig W. Hutton ORCID iD
Author: Susan E. Hanson
Author: Attila N. Lázár ORCID iD
Author: Katharine Vincent
Author: Andrew Allan
Author: Emma L. Tompkins ORCID iD
Author: Iñaki Arto
Author: Md Munsur Rahman
Author: Sugata Hazra
Author: Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe
Editor: R. Nicholls
Editor: W. Adger
Editor: C. Hutton
Editor: S. Hanson

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