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Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA

by
Thomas Allen
1,
Joshua Behr
2,
Anamaria Bukvic
3,
Ryan S. D. Calder
4,
Kiki Caruson
5,
Charles Connor
6,
Christopher D’Elia
7,
David Dismukes
7,
Robin Ersing
8,
Rima Franklin
9,
Jesse Goldstein
10,
Jonathon Goodall
11,
Scott Hemmerling
12,
Jennifer Irish
13,
Steven Lazarus
14,
Derek Loftis
15,
Mark Luther
16,
Leigh McCallister
9,
Karen McGlathery
17,
Molly Mitchell
15,
William Moore
18,
Charles Reid Nichols
19,
Karinna Nunez
15,
Matthew Reidenbach
17,
Julie Shortridge
20,
Robert Weisberg
16,
Robert Weiss
13,
Lynn Donelson Wright
21,*,†,
Meng Xia
22,
Kehui Xu
7,
Donald Young
9,
Gary Zarillo
14 and
Julie C. Zinnert
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Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
2
Virginia Modelling Analysis and Simulation Center, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA
3
Department of Geogaphy, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
4
Department of Population Health Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
5
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
6
School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
7
College of the Coast and Environment, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
8
School of Public Affairs, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA
9
Department of Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
10
Department of Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
11
Department of Engineering Systems and Environment, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
12
The Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA
13
Center for Coastal Studies and Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
14
Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
15
Center for Coastal Resource Management, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA 23062, USA
16
College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
17
Department of Environmental Sciences, USA University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, USA
18
Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Hampton University, Hampton, VA 23668, USA
19
Marine Information Resources Corporation, Queenstown, MD 21658, USA
20
Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
21
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Washington, DC 20005, USA
22
Department of Natural Sciences, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD 21853, USA
 
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Academic Editor: Kenneth Lee
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9(11), 1196; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111196
Received: 23 September 2021 / Revised: 24 October 2021 / Accepted: 25 October 2021 / Published: 29 October 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Reviews in Marine Environmental Science and Engineering)
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Abstract

Low elevation coastal zones (LECZ) are extensive throughout the southeastern United States. LECZ communities are threatened by inundation from sea level rise, storm surge, wetland degradation, land subsidence, and hydrological flooding. Communication among scientists, stakeholders, policy makers and minority and poor residents must improve. We must predict processes spanning the ecological, physical, social, and health sciences. Communities need to address linkages of (1) human and socioeconomic vulnerabilities; (2) public health and safety; (3) economic concerns; (4) land loss; (5) wetland threats; and (6) coastal inundation. Essential capabilities must include a network to assemble and distribute data and model code to assess risk and its causes, support adaptive management, and improve the resiliency of communities. Better communication of information and understanding among residents and officials is essential. Here we review recent background literature on these matters and offer recommendations for integrating natural and social sciences. We advocate for a cyber-network of scientists, modelers, engineers, educators, and stakeholders from academia, federal state and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, residents, and the private sector. Our vision is to enhance future resilience of LECZ communities by offering approaches to mitigate hazards to human health, safety and welfare and reduce impacts to coastal residents and industries. View Full-Text
Keywords: sea level rise; land loss; low elevation coastal zones; social sciences; human health; adaptive management; cyber network; coastal resilience; computer modeling sea level rise; land loss; low elevation coastal zones; social sciences; human health; adaptive management; cyber network; coastal resilience; computer modeling
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Allen, T.; Behr, J.; Bukvic, A.; Calder, R.S.D.; Caruson, K.; Connor, C.; D’Elia, C.; Dismukes, D.; Ersing, R.; Franklin, R.; Goldstein, J.; Goodall, J.; Hemmerling, S.; Irish, J.; Lazarus, S.; Loftis, D.; Luther, M.; McCallister, L.; McGlathery, K.; Mitchell, M.; Moore, W.; Nichols, C.R.; Nunez, K.; Reidenbach, M.; Shortridge, J.; Weisberg, R.; Weiss, R.; Wright, L.D.; Xia, M.; Xu, K.; Young, D.; Zarillo, G.; Zinnert, J.C. Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2021, 9, 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111196

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Allen T, Behr J, Bukvic A, Calder RSD, Caruson K, Connor C, D’Elia C, Dismukes D, Ersing R, Franklin R, Goldstein J, Goodall J, Hemmerling S, Irish J, Lazarus S, Loftis D, Luther M, McCallister L, McGlathery K, Mitchell M, Moore W, Nichols CR, Nunez K, Reidenbach M, Shortridge J, Weisberg R, Weiss R, Wright LD, Xia M, Xu K, Young D, Zarillo G, Zinnert JC. Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021; 9(11):1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111196

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Allen, Thomas, Joshua Behr, Anamaria Bukvic, Ryan S.D. Calder, Kiki Caruson, Charles Connor, Christopher D’Elia, David Dismukes, Robin Ersing, Rima Franklin, Jesse Goldstein, Jonathon Goodall, Scott Hemmerling, Jennifer Irish, Steven Lazarus, Derek Loftis, Mark Luther, Leigh McCallister, Karen McGlathery, Molly Mitchell, William Moore, Charles R. Nichols, Karinna Nunez, Matthew Reidenbach, Julie Shortridge, Robert Weisberg, Robert Weiss, Lynn D. Wright, Meng Xia, Kehui Xu, Donald Young, Gary Zarillo, and Julie C. Zinnert. 2021. "Anticipating and Adapting to the Future Impacts of Climate Change on the Health, Security and Welfare of Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Communities in Southeastern USA" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 9, no. 11: 1196. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9111196

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