Purpose – Sea level rise represents potentially one of the costliest impacts of climate change on the Croatian coast. Therefore, the purpose and goal of this paper is analysing the potential effects of sea level rise on Croatia and the preventive measures to be taken in order to reduce the...

The costs of coastal sector impacts from sea level rise (SLR) are an important component of the total projected economic damages of climate change, a major input to decision-making and design of climate policy. Moreover, the ultimate costs to coastal resources will depend strongly on adaptation,...

The BP oil spill recently focused the nation’s attention on the importance of beaches to the economies of the states bordering the Gulf of Mexico. These beaches have, however, been under attack for many decades by erosion from storms and other natural forces, as well as construction and...