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Can California coastal managers plan for sea-level rise in a cost-effective way?

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  • Philip G. King
  • Aaron R. McGregor
  • Justin D. Whittet

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This paper examines five representative sites on the California coast to illustrate a cost-effective methodology using tools and data that local decision makers can apply to analyse the economics of sea level rise (SLR) adaptation. We estimate the costs/benefits of selected responses (e.g. no action, nourishment, seawalls) to future flooding and erosion risks exacerbated by SLR. We estimate the economic value of changes to public/private property, recreational and habitat value, and beach related spending/tax revenues. Our findings indicate that the costs of SLR are significant but uneven across communities, and there is no single best strategy for adaptation. For example, Los Angeles's Venice Beach could lose $450 million in tourism revenue by 2100 with a 1.4 m SLR scenario while San Francisco's Ocean Beach would lose $80 million, but the impacts to structures could total nearly $560 million at Ocean Beach compared to $50 million at Venice Beach.

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  • Philip G. King & Aaron R. McGregor & Justin D. Whittet, 2016. "Can California coastal managers plan for sea-level rise in a cost-effective way?," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 98-119, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:59:y:2016:i:1:p:98-119
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2014.985291
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    1. Thomas David Pol & Jochen Hinkel, 2019. "Uncertainty representations of mean sea-level change: a telephone game?," Climatic Change, Springer, vol. 152(3), pages 393-411, March.
    2. Xinyu Fu & Jie Song, 2017. "Assessing the Economic Costs of Sea Level Rise and Benefits of Coastal Protection: A Spatiotemporal Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-14, August.
    3. Ambika Markanday & Ibon Galarraga & Anil Markandya, 2019. "A Critical Review Of Cost-Benefit Analysis For Climate Change Adaptation In Cities," Climate Change Economics (CCE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(04), pages 1-31, November.
    4. Kornienko, Natalia (Корниенко, Наталья) & Minina, Elena (Минина, Елена) & Korolev, Georgy (Королев, Георгий) & Mitrofanova, Ekaterina (Митрофанова, Екатерина) & Pushkareva, Nataliya (Пушкарева, Наталь, 2018. "Analysis of International and Russian Experience in Regulating the Conclusion of Multilateral Agreements on Pricing with Taxpayers [Анализ Международного И Российского Опыта По Регулированию Заключ," Working Papers 031820, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

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