Regional Scale Coastal Mapping to Underpin Strategic Land Use Planning in Southeast Australia

Abstract

ABSTRACT Hanslow D.J.; Dela-Cruz J.; Morris B.D.; Kinsela M.A.; Foulsham E.; Linklater M., and Pritchard T.R., 2016. Regional scale coastal mapping to underpin strategic land use planning in southeast Australia. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 987–991. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. In the current study we develop spatial data to inform strategic land use and coastal planning which considers coastal hazards and the protection, maintenance and in some cases, restoration of our waterways. The benefits of sustainable coastal development underpinned by a well-established understanding of coastal processes and our ability to avoid negative impacts from inappropriate placement of development are well understood. With climate change and increasing use of coastal systems there is increasing need to identify and manage both curren...