Coastal Hazards and Climate Change: A guidance manual for local government in New Zealand

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Climate Change and Coastal Hazards

3. The Legislative and Planning Context

4. Risk assessment

5. Integrating Coastal Hazard Assessment and Climate Change into Council Planning and Decisions

6. Monitoring and review

7. Relevant case law

Glossary and abbreviations

References and bibliography

Web sites

Appendix 1: Relevant legislation

Appendix 2: Hazard drivers and the effects of climate change

Appendix 3: The response of different coastline types to coastal hazards

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