Forget massive seawalls, coastal wetlands offer the best storm protection money can buy
- Written by Robert Costanza, Professor and VC's Chair, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
shutterstockCoastal communities around the world are facing increasing threats from tropical cyclones. Climate change is causing rising sea levels and bigger, more frequent storms.
Many coastal communities are pondering what to do. Should they build massive seawalls in a bid to protect existing infrastructure? Do they give up on their current...
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