Human–coastal coupled systems: Ten questions
D. E. McNamara, Eli D. Lazarus, Evan B. Goldstein
Abstract
Abstract Given the inevitability of sea-level rise, investigating processes of human-altered coastlines at the intermediate timescales of years to decades can sometimes feel like an exercise in futility. Returning to the big picture and long view of feedbacks, emergent dynamics, and wider context, here we offer 10 existential questions for research into human–coastal coupled systems.
Topics & Concepts
ExistentialismContext (archaeology)Human systems engineeringEnvironmental ethicsComputer scienceCognitive scienceEpistemologyPsychologyHistoryPhilosophyArtificial intelligenceArchaeologyCoastal and Marine DynamicsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research