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5. Coastal Effects
5.1.
Review of Existing Research
Relevant coastal climate change research studies for the Study Area were examined to inform this report.
These reports included:
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Tonkin Engineering and WBM Oceanics Australia (2005) Port Adelaide Seawater Stormwater
Flooding Study for the City of Port Adelaide Enfield (Volumes 1 and 2)
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CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology (2007) Climate Change in Australia. Technical Report 2007.
CSIRO, Melbourne.
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Rahmstorf S. (2006) A semi-empirical approach to projecting future sea-level rise,
Science
, 315, no.
5810, pp368-370
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Ruan Consulting (2006) Gillman Eco-Industrial Precinct SA, Natural Disasters: Risk assessment
study and concept design Stage 1
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Jensen Planning and Design (2008) Gillman Structure Plan” Towards the release of industrial land”,
prepared for the Land Management Corporation
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CSIRO (2006) Climate Change under Enhanced Greenhouse Conditions in South Australia
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OzCoasts (2012), Sea level rise maps: Adelaide maps, Geoscience Australia and Department of
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency,
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mapLevel4.php
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Department for Environment and Heritage (2005) Adelaide’s Living Beaches” A strategy for 2005-
2015, Technical Report
The studies provide information on the exposure of the Western Adelaide region to coastal flooding and
erosion and the implications of sea level rise in response to climate change. Results of these studies are
incorporated into the following discussion.
Based on a peer review of these reports, the following three important knowledge gaps have been
identified:
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Detailed coastal flood modelling, which accounts for the impact of drainage and infrastructure controls
on exposure to flooding, is not available for the entire Western Adelaide region Study Area. Similar
analyses to those undertaken by Tonkin Engineering and WBM Oceanics (2005) is required for the
whole Study Area;
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Analysis of the value and vulnerability of infrastructure and other assets that are exposed to impacts
from coastal flooding, across the entire Study Area.
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Analyses of the implications of long-term sea level rise scenarios (2070 and beyond) for coastal
recession and the effectiveness of protective measures considered in the Adelaide’s Living Beaches
(ALB) study (DEH, 2005).
