An assessment of coastal vulnerability for the Australian continent: Infrastructure at risk from inundation  

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Skene, D. | Cechet, R.P. | Taylor, P.

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The Australian National Coastal Vulnerability Assessment (NCVA) has been commissioned by the Federal Government (Department of Climate Change) to assess the risk to coastal communities from climate related hazards. The first-pass national assessment includes an evaluation of the exposure of infrastructure (residential and commercial buildings as well as roads and major infrastructure such as ports and airports) to sea-level rise and storm surge. In addition to an understanding of the 'number by type' and 'replacement value' of infrastructure at risk from inundation posed by the current climate, we have also examined the change in risk of inundation under a range of future climate scenarios (up to the end of the 21st century). The understanding of coastal vulnerability and risk is derived from a number of factors, including: the frequency and intensity of the hazard(s); community exposure and the relationship with stressors; vulnerability related to socio-economic factors; impacts that result from the interaction of those components; and capacity of communities, particularly vulnerable communities and groups, to plan, prepare, respond and recover from these impacts. These factors and resulting impacts from hazard events are often complex and often poorly known, but such complexity and uncertainty is not an excuse for inaction. Given these limitations, the NCVA has been undertaken using the best information available to understand the risk to coastal areas on a national scale, and to prioritise areas that will require more detailed assessment.

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• risk assessment

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• marine

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2010-01-01T00:00:00

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