Assessment of the sustainability and resilience of cork harbour against climate change using the concept of circles of coastal sustainability (CCS)

Swe, Wint Mon

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Swe, Wint Mon

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Newton, Alice

LeTissier, Martin

Abstract(s)

Coastal areas are where many socioeconomic and ecological processes come together to provide important services that drive the economy, social and culture of the community. With climate change impacts becoming more apparent, the sustainability and the resilience of the community is crucial when these climate extremes occur. This paper discusses on the sustainability and resilience of Cork Harbour using recently established sustainability framework – Circles of Coastal Sustainability – stemming from Circles of Sustainability but tailored for coastal zones. Cork Harbour was evaluated to be in ‘good’ status in terms of sustainability, also putting it in a resilient position against climate impacts. The shortcomings encountered using the framework include difficulty in choosing locally relevant indicators and complication in scoring the chosen indicators.