Editorial: Coastal Cities in a Changing Climate

作者：Craig E. Colten, Bruce Glavovic, Scott A. Hemmerling · 发表于：Frontiers in Environmental Science · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.3389/fenvs.2022.878888 · 被引用次数：4 · 研究领域：Land Use and Ecosystem Services

Coastal Cities in a Changing ClimateIn recent years, we have found ourselves apologizing to students for the failures of earlier generations, including our own.We were each taught about climate change, albeit it in rudimentary terms going back in some cases to the early 1970s, and relayed that message to students and young researchers since the 1980s.Yet, here we are with COP26 in the rear view mirror and rising public awareness of the realities of climate change, but with little real accomplishment in terms of driving down greenhouse gas emissions.The science of climate change has made profound advancements since the 1980s.Examples include our ability to collect and analyse environmental data, model future trends, and deploy machine learning and powerful visualization techniques.Additionally, emerging technologies allow much greater energy efficiencies at all scales.Alternative energy, including wind and solar, have also experienced major improvements.Despite these technical advances, coastal cities still face increasing risks due to our inability to put these accomplishments into widespread use.For centuries, urbanization has concentrated in coastal regions where marine resources sustained population centers, where maritime trade opportunities thrived, and in recent years where amenities lured ever increasing numbers of people toward the shore.Many cities with millions of residents line the littoral lands around the globe.These cities, their residents, and economies are at ...