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NH9.14

Coastal Change: How do sea-level changes, coastal dynamics and catastrophic events affect those living and working at the coast?
Convener: Charles Rubin  | Co-Conveners: Adam Switzer , Benjamin Horton 

Changes in relative sea level, coastal evolution and extreme events such as storms and tsunami are of local and global interest. Such events hinder individual well-being and intensify/enhance environmental degradation. An increased public awareness of predicted future sea-level rise combined with recent devastating extreme events (e.g., 2011 Tohoku tsunami, 2012 Hurricane Sandy and 2013 Typhoon Haiyan) has placed significant socioeconomic relevance on the understanding of human-land-ocean interaction and coastal dynamics. A crosscutting theme relevant to all time frames is the impact of humans on past and the future coastal landscapes. This session invites submissions that will assist in assessing human interactions, coastal dynamics and vulnerability at different temporal and spatial scales. Such studies are immediately relevant to a variety of stakeholders interested in the future of coastal communities. By sub-theme, the session invites contributions that cover catastrophic or instantaneous events (minutes to hours); measurable and predictable changes (hours to years) for planning scale decisions (years to decades) and; geological-scale changes (centuries to millennia) that a crucial for a complete hazard assessment.