Coastal squeeze Archives - Communications and Management for Sustainability

Beaches and dunes globally squeezed by cities and towns

Beaches and dunes are becoming increasingly trapped between rising sea levels and our towns and cities. Researchers writing in the journal Nature found that when dropped on a random beach anywhere in the world, you only need to walk 390 metres on average to find the nearest road or building. And while that short walking […]

Improving understanding of what causes ‘coastal squeeze’ and of the uncertainty of resulting habitat losses

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There is a legal obligation to compensate for the impacts of maintaining coastal flood management infrastructure, or management activities that could lead to coastal squeeze. Coastal practitioners define coastal squeeze to the best of their ability, but a number of studies have highlighted inconsistencies in the definition used for ‘coastal squeeze’ and demonstrated problems in […]