15.2.2 Concurrent Stresses in Coastal Zones Bijlsma et al.
Climate change is one factor amongst many that affect coastal ecological systems and societies.
Bijlsma et al. A common cause of maladaptation is a lack of information on the potential external effects of proposed developments on other sectors, or a lack of consideration thereof. Within this process, increasing resilience by reversing maladaptive trends could be an important option to reduce coastal vulnerability to climate variability and change. This approach will often address more than climate issues alone and generally involve a change in adaptation strategy, for example, nourishing beaches instead of constructing seawalls, or introducing a building setback instead of allowing construction next to the coast.