Lead institution:
University of Western Australia – Australia
This project will empower coastal communities to illustrate and co-design an innovative, resilient future for their local coastline, through an interdisciplinary partnership across social science, landscape architecture, coastal engineering and visual arts. In doing so, it addresses a current barrier in achieving coastal resilience – setting a collective vision for change.
Coastal communities are at the forefront of the impacts of climate change. Building coastal resilience is championed in policy and practice, with government investment towards developing response strategies. However, complex barriers hinder investment in innovative, long-term approaches to build social and ecological resilience, with the result that short-term fixes to protect physical assets are prioritized (for example, building seawalls).
The alternative is to envision and implement long-term strategies aimed at improving economic, social, and environmental sustainability for coastal communities and ecosystems.
Start Date: 26/02/2024
End Date: 30/06/2025
Lead Contact: Natasha Pauli (natasha.pauli@uwa.edu.au)