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Case studies - Tasmania

CoastAdapt provides a compendium of case studies from Australia and abroad to illustrate what coastal practitioners and decision makers are doing to adapt to a changing climate. They describe real-world adaptation planning and actions and provide insights into lessons learned, effective strategies and potential pitfalls. Case studies in CoastAdapt are organised under 13 categories to help you find something to match your interests. There are brief snapshots, longer full case studies and engaging videos.

Real-life test cases of CoastAdapt performance

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Tassal used CoastAdapt to achieve a better understanding of coastal hazards and improved awareness of climate change-related issues. In making small changes now, Tassal will be better placed to withstand future climate change

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Community engagement

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A study comparing ‘lived values’ and ‘landscape values mapping’ approaches to understand the social risks of sea-level rise identified important social values and identified groupings of community members that might be impacted differently by adaptation measures or failure to adapt.

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Identifying and testing adaptation approaches

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Kingborough Council in Tasmania is using geotextile sandbags to provide Coningham Beach with temporary protection from coastal erosion while a longer-term coastal strategy is developed

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Local council

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The video presents a summary of the methods and findings of an innovative case study of climate change adaptation conducted by Kingborough council in Kingston beach

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Natural environment

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The impacts of projected sea-level rise on beach-nesting shorebirds, native coastal vegetation and coastal plant species were assessed across all land tenure in Tasmania in a pilot study that used GIS-based rules and risk assessment methods

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Planning for adaptation

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Clarence City Council in Tasmania has implemented a three stage adaptation pathway, involving ‘no/low regrets’ and ‘win-win’ projects, and a more focussed adaptation strategy for the highest risk sites

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Kingborough Council in Tasmania undertook a natural hazards planning project to plan for coastal adaptation, considering the combined effects of different climate change impacts

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