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Mangroves as Coastal Protection for Local Economic Activities from Hurricanes in the Caribbean
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank,

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In recent decades, hurricane frequency and intensity have increased in the Caribbean Basin. From 2000 to 2012, more than 100 hurricanes impacted lives, infrastructure, and economic activity along the region's shorelines. Studies suggest that mangrove forests' dense root systems might mitigate the impact of hurricanes, which would help stabilize the coastline and prevent erosion from waves and storms. Although many tropical mangroves are found on Caribbean coasts, climatic and anthropogenic events have been clearing these wetland ecosystems at an annual rate of 1 percent since the 1990s. This study quantifies the effects of hurricane windstorms on economic activity using nightlight as a proxy at the highest spatial resolution data available (1 square kilometer). Using different widths of the mangrove belt, it measures levels of mangrove natural protection against the impact of hurricanes and studies the broader socioeconomic and Environmental effects of this protection. The results suggest that while major hurricanes reduce nightlight by approximately 2 percent and up to 16 percent in storm surge prone areas, the presence of mangroves on the coast mitigates the impact of hurricanes, reducing nightlight by 1-6 percent.


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Ecosystem Service and Land-Use Changes in Asia : Implications for Regional Sustainability
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ISBN: 3036558551 303655856X Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This book highlights the role of research in Ecosystem Services and Land Use Changes in Asia. The contributions include case studies that explore the impacts of direct and indirect drivers affecting provision of ecosystem services in Asian countries, including China, India, Mongolia, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam. Findings from these empirical studies contribute to developing sustainability in Asia at both local and regional scales.

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Research & information: general --- coast --- Odisha --- Brahmani River --- climate resilience --- water management --- water quality --- hydrological simulation --- management plan --- water-energy nexus --- spatial water variability --- climate change --- thermal power plant --- Ganges River basin --- 3Rs program --- landscape sustainability --- municipal solid waste --- pig farming --- resource circulation --- resource use efficiency --- urban–rural nexus --- zero-waste lifestyle --- herder --- rangeland degradation --- perception --- traditional rangeland management practices --- Mongolia --- expansion of impervious surface --- underground space development --- deep soil excavation --- SOC loss in deep soil --- urban renovation --- Guangzhou city --- ecological sensitivity --- ecosystem service values --- CA-Markov model --- urban expansion --- Three Gorges Reservoir area --- land use --- ecosystem services --- InVEST --- topographic index --- ecosystem pattern --- wetland ecosystem --- urban wetland --- wetland ecosystem services --- Muthurajawela Marsh --- Negombo Lagoon --- sustainability --- land change modeling --- scenario modeling --- wind erosion prevention service --- revised wind erosion equation --- geo-detector --- food-energy-water security --- nexus --- weighted mean method --- indicator framework --- circulating ecological sphere --- Nagpur --- land use change --- ecosystem service value --- patch-general land use simulation (PLUS) model --- Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration --- heat stress --- WBGT index --- humidex index --- public perceptions --- payment for watershed ecosystem services --- willingness to pay --- willingness to accept --- public participation --- village tank cascade system --- land use systems --- ecosystem services mapping --- ecosystem services trade-offs --- ecosystem services-based ecological restoration --- land-use change --- hotspot analysis --- Geodetector --- central Yunnan urban agglomeration --- n/a --- urban-rural nexus

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