• Prospective
    Students
  • Current
    Students
  • Alumni
  • Research
  • News &
    Events
  • About Royal
    Roads
Main menu
  • Prospective Students
  • Current Students
  • Alumni
  • Research
  • News & Events
  • About Royal Roads
 
    • Admin Login
    View Item 
    •   VIURRSpace Home
    • RRU
    • Student Research Collection
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • View Item
    •   VIURRSpace Home
    • RRU
    • Student Research Collection
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Evaluation of coastal protection services provided by nearshore habitats in Cox Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    christensen_lisa.pdf (2.862Mb)
    Date
    2014-05-14
    Author
    Christensen, Lisa
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Subject
    climate change adaptation; coastal protection; ecosystem services; natural capital; nearshore habitats; valuation
    Abstract
    >Coastal and marine resources have been in global decline the past three decades. Research suggests that the decline is due to an undervaluation of ecosystem services. The Natural Capital Project (Natcap) has developed models to assess the impact of human activities on the sustained delivery of ecosystem services within terrestrial and marine environments. With the use of Natcap models, this case study (located at Cox Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada), examined coastal protection services provided by nearshore habitats, and provides an economic valuation of these services. The model results indicate that nearshore habitats do play a role in reducing coastal vulnerability and coastal erosion, with an "avoided damages" cost of $1 million. Sand dunes provided the greatest amount of coastal protection, whereas seagrasses were found to have a negligible effect. These outcomes can inform policy and decision makers about trade-offs regarding habitat protection, coastal development and climate change adaptation.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10170/705
    Collections
    • Dissertations & Theses @ RRU
    • MSc Environment and Management Theses

    Related items

    Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

    • Thumbnail

      Planning for bird habitat protection: BC guidelines for local governments, developers and planners 

      Stephens, Christopher Mark (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)
      Planning for Bird Habitat Protection: BC Guidelines for Local Governments, Developers and Planners is a research report completed as the research portion of my major project completed as part of my Master of Community ...
    • Thumbnail

      [Planning practice guidebook] Planning for bird habitat protection: BC guidelines for local governments, developers and planners 

      Stephens, Christopher Mark (Electronic version published by Vancouver Island University, 2017-05)
      Created as a key part of my major project for my Master of Community Planning at Vancouver Island University, Planning for Bird Habitat Protection: BC Guidelines for Local Governments, Developers and Planners sets out key ...
    • Thumbnail

      Web-scale search and virtual reference service : how Summon™ is impacting reference question complexity and reference service delivery 

      Meredith, William (Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2013-07-17)
      Web scale discovery tools like Summon™ are becoming the norm at academic libraries across North America. How much do these tools simplify discovery? What changes do they bring to the provision of reference service? At Royal ...

    Browse

    All of VIURRSpaceCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    Admin LoginRegister
    back to top  
    Royal Roads University
    Our Location
    2005 Sooke Road
    Victoria, BC V9B 5Y2
    Canada
    •   Campus Map
    Get in Touch
    •   Phone: 250.391.2511
    •   Toll-free: 1.800.788.8028
    •   Email Us
    •   Directories
    @RoyalRoadsRRU FacebookRRU LinkedInRRU YouTubeRRU Pinterest
    • Contact Us
    • Send Feedback
    • Website Feedback
    • Privacy Policy
    • Academic Regulations
    • Copyright
    • Sitemap
    • ©2017 Royal Roads University
     
    DSpace Express is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV