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coastal vulnerability index: a standalone construct

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Coastal science

a ranking of coastline segments by their physical vulnerability to sea level rise based on geology, slope and wave conditions.

In coastal science, coastal vulnerability index refers to a ranking of coastline segments by their physical vulnerability to sea level rise based on geology, slope and wave conditions. This meaning comes from Gornitz (1991) in Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology.[1]

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Gornitz, V. (1991). Global coastal hazards from future sea level rise. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 89(4), 379-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(91)90173-o

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