Climate Change and Risk Perceptions in Two French Coastal Communities

Ruz, M.-H.; Rufin-Soler, C.; Héquette, A.; Révillon, R.; Hellequin, A.-P.; Deboudt, P.; Herbert, V.; Cohen, O.; Lebreton, F.; Le Goff, L.; Schmitt, F.G., and Marin, D., 2020. Climate change and risk perceptions in two French coastal communities. In: Malvárez, G. and Navas, F. (eds.), Global Coastal...

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Published in:Journal of coastal research 2020-07, Vol.95 (sp1), p.875-879
Main Authors: Ruz, Marie-Hélène, Rufin-Soler, Caroline, Héquette, Arnaud, Révillon, Rachel, Hellequin, Anne-Peggy, Deboudt, Philippe, Herbert, Vincent, Cohen, Olivier, Lebreton, Florian, Le Goff, Lucie, Schmitt, François G., Marin, Denis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
adaptation strategies
Breakwaters
Chaotic Dynamics
Climate adaptation
Climate change
Climate change adaptation
coastal hazards
Coastal inlets
Coastal research
Coasts
Condensed Matter
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
Environmental impact
Environmental risk
Fluid mechanics
Geography
Households
Humanities and Social Sciences
Inhabitants
MANAGEMENT
Mechanics
Nonlinear Sciences
Ocean, Atmosphere
Perception
Perceptions
Physics
Public opinion
Risk
Risk perception
Sciences of the Universe
Statistical Mechanics
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Summary:Ruz, M.-H.; Rufin-Soler, C.; Héquette, A.; Révillon, R.; Hellequin, A.-P.; Deboudt, P.; Herbert, V.; Cohen, O.; Lebreton, F.; Le Goff, L.; Schmitt, F.G., and Marin, D., 2020. Climate change and risk perceptions in two French coastal communities. In: Malvárez, G. and Navas, F. (eds.), Global Coastal Issues of 2020. Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue No. 95, pp. 875–879. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Understanding public perception of climate change risks in coastal communities is a prerequisite for effective climate adaptation. This study aimed at evaluating the potential impacts of climate change on two coastal communities on the northern coast of France by producing prospective maps of the coastline by 2065 and at assessing the local inhabitants' risk perception and preferred strategies for facing future coastal risks through a survey of 285 households. The solutions inhabitants considered the more appropriate to preserve their living environment while adapting to the potential impacts of climate change were analyzed. A vast majority of the inhabitants is aware of coastal risks in their municipality, but their feeling of exposure is spatially-influenced depending on the distance to the hazard source. Conversely, no relationship was found between preferred strategies for facing future coastal risks and proximity to the shoreline. In the municipality where only soft defense structures are present, more inhabitants opt for the “hold the line” solution, while in the other municipality where a portion of the coast is protected by a seawall, a much larger proportion of the surveyed residents prefer the adaptation option.
ISSN:0749-0208
1551-5036
DOI:10.2112/SI95-170.1