Sea-level
rise,
coastal impacts and management implications |
 Nick Harvey, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, and Executive Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a member of several international scientific committees dealing with global change. He is the only South Australian lead author on the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Working Group II Report and has written more than 100 publications on coastal management and environmental impact assessment.
Synopsis: People around the world are coming to grips
with the potential impacts of climate change.What does climate change mean for our coastlines?
What evidence do we have to suggest that sea-levels will rise? How can we
assess the vulnerability of our coastlines?
In recent geologic time, there have been some very rapid rates of sea-level
rise which help us to understand how coasts have responded to such events.
This can be compared with predicted rates and impacts of sea-level rise,
as outlined in the 2007 Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
When: 5:30pm, 12 February 2008.
Where: Level 1, Napier Building, North Terrace Campus.
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