Transdisciplinary, co-designed and adaptive management for the sustainable development of rongcheng, a coastal city in China in the context of human activities and climate change
Half the population of China live in coastal zones where 70% of large cities are also located. Intensive human activities pose significant environmental and ecological hazards to these cities that are already vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change. The sustainable development of coastal ci...
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ftunivalgarve:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/17780 2023-05-15T18:18:54+02:00 Transdisciplinary, co-designed and adaptive management for the sustainable development of rongcheng, a coastal city in China in the context of human activities and climate change Tu, Chen Ma, Haiqing Li, Yuan Fu, Chuancheng You, Zai-Jin Newton, Alice Luo, Yongming 2022-04 http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17780 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.670397 eng eng Bruce Christopher Glavovic http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17780 doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.670397 openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Coastal city Human activity DPSIR Climate change Sustainable development Transdisciplinary adaptive management Social-ecological systems article 2022 ftunivalgarve https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.670397 2022-07-06T00:01:27Z Half the population of China live in coastal zones where 70% of large cities are also located. Intensive human activities pose significant environmental and ecological hazards to these cities that are already vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change. The sustainable development of coastal cities is thus both a national and international issue. Rongcheng is a typical coastal city in east China. It is a national marine ranch demonstration area that is subjected to multi-stressors from human activities and climate change. The dominant economic sectors include aquaculture and fisheries, agriculture, shipping and tourism. A multitude of resulting pressures come mainly from intensified human activities, such as intensive aquaculture, overfishing, industrial pollutants, agricultural runoff, land reclamation and port expansion. In addition, Rongcheng is also facing exogenic pressures from extreme climate events such as intensified storms, storm surges, droughts and sea ice. A growing awareness of these problems brought together a trans-disciplinary group from local government, research institutions, local practitioners and coastal representatives to jointly explore and co-design adaptive coastal management options. In this transdisciplinary study, a social-ecological analysis based on a combination of the Systems Approach Framework and the Drivers-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses framework was used to analyze and formulate an adaptive management plan for the sustainability of Rongcheng. More than 40 stakeholders including government, companies, civil society and institutions participated in the study through questionnaires and on-site meetings. A statistical analysis of the results identified urgent issues impeding the sustainable development of Rongcheng. The issues identified were poorly regulated aquaculture, loss of shoreline, and the decline of seagrass and cultural heritage.The study identified management options and measures, some of which were adopted by the local government in a co-designed management ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Sea ice Universidade do Algarve: Sapienta Frontiers in Environmental Science 10 |
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Half the population of China live in coastal zones where 70% of large cities are also located. Intensive human activities pose significant environmental and ecological hazards to these cities that are already vulnerable to natural hazards and climate change. The sustainable development of coastal cities is thus both a national and international issue. Rongcheng is a typical coastal city in east China. It is a national marine ranch demonstration area that is subjected to multi-stressors from human activities and climate change. The dominant economic sectors include aquaculture and fisheries, agriculture, shipping and tourism. A multitude of resulting pressures come mainly from intensified human activities, such as intensive aquaculture, overfishing, industrial pollutants, agricultural runoff, land reclamation and port expansion. In addition, Rongcheng is also facing exogenic pressures from extreme climate events such as intensified storms, storm surges, droughts and sea ice. A growing awareness of these problems brought together a trans-disciplinary group from local government, research institutions, local practitioners and coastal representatives to jointly explore and co-design adaptive coastal management options. In this transdisciplinary study, a social-ecological analysis based on a combination of the Systems Approach Framework and the Drivers-Pressures-States-Impacts-Responses framework was used to analyze and formulate an adaptive management plan for the sustainability of Rongcheng. More than 40 stakeholders including government, companies, civil society and institutions participated in the study through questionnaires and on-site meetings. A statistical analysis of the results identified urgent issues impeding the sustainable development of Rongcheng. The issues identified were poorly regulated aquaculture, loss of shoreline, and the decline of seagrass and cultural heritage.The study identified management options and measures, some of which were adopted by the local government in a co-designed management ... |
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Transdisciplinary, co-designed and adaptive management for the sustainable development of rongcheng, a coastal city in China in the context of human activities and climate change |
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Transdisciplinary, co-designed and adaptive management for the sustainable development of rongcheng, a coastal city in China in the context of human activities and climate change |
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Transdisciplinary, co-designed and adaptive management for the sustainable development of rongcheng, a coastal city in China in the context of human activities and climate change |
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