Applying a Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) to the Westfjords, Iceland : a preliminary assessment

• Main Author: Davies, William Thomas Ronald, 1985-
• Other Authors: Háskólinn á Akureyri
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Coastal and marine management; University Centre of the Westfjords; Haf- og strandsvæðastjórnun; Meistaraprófsritgerðir; Strandlengjur; Umhverfisvernd; Matstæki; Háskólasetur Vestfjarða; Dýrafjörður; Haf; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1946/12297

Coastal environments are of significant economic, ecological and social importance to the global population. However, they are under increasing pressure from both rapid anthropogenic development and predicted consequences of climate change, such as sea-level rise, coastal erosion and extreme weather...