A globally deployable strategy for co-development of adaptation preferences to sea-level rise: the public participation case of Santos, Brazil

Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Date
2017
Authors
Marengo, Jose A.
Nunes, Luci H.
Souza, Celia R. G.
Harari, Joseph
Muller-Karger, Frank
Greco, Roberto
Hosokawa, Eduardo K.
Tabuchi, Ernesto K.
Merrill, Samuel B.
Reynolds, Catherine J.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Journal Issue
Abstract
Sea-level rise (SLR) poses a range of threats to natural and built environments in coastal zones around the world. Assessment of the risks due to exposure and sensitivity of coastal communities to coastal flooding is essential for informed decision-making. Strategies for public understanding and awareness of the tangible effects of climate change are fundamental in developing policy options. A multidisciplinary, multinational team of natural and social scientists from the USA, the UK, and Brazil developed the METROPOLE Project to evaluate how local governments may decide between adaptation options associated with SLR projections. METROPOLE developed a participatory approach in which public actors engage fully in defining the research problem and evaluating outcomes. Using a case study of the city of Santos, in Brazil, METROPOLE developed a method for evaluating risks jointly with the community, comparing 'no-action' to 'adaptation' scenarios. At the core of the analysis are estimates of economic costs of the impact of floods on urban real estate under SLR projections through 2050 and 2100. Results helped identify broad preferences and orientations in adaptation planning, which the community, including the Santos municipal government, co-developed in a joint effort with natural and social scientists.
Description
Keywords
Sea-level rise , Adaptation preferences , Climate change , Participatory approach , Santos , Brazil , METROPOLE Project/Belmont Forum
Citation
Marengo, J. A., Nunes, L. H., Souza, C. R. G., Harari, J., Muller-Karger, F., Greco, R., Hosokawa, E. K., Tabuchi, E. K., Merrill, S. B., Reynolds, C. J., Pelling, M., Alves, L. M., Aragão, L. E., Chou, S. C., Moreira, F., Paterson, S., Lockman, J. T. and Gray, A. G. (2017) 'A globally deployable strategy for co-development of adaptation preferences to sea-level rise: the public participation case of Santos, Brazil', Natural Hazards, 88(1), pp. 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11069-017-2855-x
Copyright
© 2017, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Natural Hazards. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-017-2855-x