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Zhao, Shuang

Intertidal wildlife communities are increasingly vulnerable to sea level rise and its impacts such as flooding, coastal erosion, and inundation of land areas (Galbraith et al., 2014). This is especially true for shorebirds that rely on intertidal habitats including salt marshes, mudflats, and sandflats to forage, repose, and nest (Gauthier, May and Vasseur, 2021). This paper evaluated existing literature and precedents that focus on the topics of sea level rise adaptation and shorebird habitat conservation. Nature-based solutions were identified as the most effective in regenerating shorebird habitats while simultaneously providing flood and erosion control. Thus, several ecological programs such as living dikes, living breakwaters, and sediment islands that utilize nature- based solutions were proposed. Further, social programs including native plant nurseries, native plant gardens, birding stations, and viewing platforms were also proposed to engage the community by encouraging people to become active members in this project, which promotes a more humble and respectful way for people to relate to nature.

Richmond (B.C.)

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University of British Columbia. LARC 598

Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library

10.14288/1.0432237

Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of

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Shuang Zhao

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