KnowraManaged retreatLinked fromLinked fromThe 26 pages that link to Managed retreat, each with the reason it gives.All 26Broader topic 1Related 9Compared with 16Coastal erosionCompared with: It accommodates shoreline retreat rather than attempting to hold the coast in place.Flood controlCompared with: Retreat reduces exposure instead of trying to hold floodwater back.Coastal protectionCompared with: It reduces exposure by moving assets rather than holding the shoreline in place.Barrier islandCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending development on mobile, vulnerable islands.LeveeCompared with: Where levees cannot provide acceptable long-term safety, relocation may replace continued structural defense.EvacuationCompared with: Unlike emergency evacuation, managed retreat is a long-term response to recurring or permanent risk.Mekong DeltaCompared with: It offers one response where protecting or maintaining low-lying delta settlements becomes difficult.Urban floodingCompared with: In repeatedly flooded areas, relocation can replace the cycle of rebuilding and defending.Beach nourishmentCompared with: Retreat reduces exposure by relocating assets rather than repeatedly replacing eroded beach sediment.Hurricane SandyCompared with: Sandy sharpened debates over rebuilding in places repeatedly exposed to coastal flooding.Coastal engineeringCompared with: It reduces exposure by relocating assets rather than holding the shoreline in place.Hurricane evacuationCompared with: Unlike a temporary evacuation, retreat addresses whether residents should return to repeatedly threatened places.SeawallCompared with: Managed retreat reduces exposure by moving assets instead of holding the shoreline in place.Effects of climate change on small island countriesCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending every vulnerable shoreline with engineered barriers.Flood control in the NetherlandsCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending every exposed area with higher barriers.Tropical cyclone preparednessCompared with: Long-term relocation can reduce exposure where repeated preparedness and rebuilding cannot make places safe.
KnowraManaged retreatLinked fromLinked fromThe 26 pages that link to Managed retreat, each with the reason it gives.All 26Broader topic 1Related 9Compared with 16Coastal erosionCompared with: It accommodates shoreline retreat rather than attempting to hold the coast in place.Flood controlCompared with: Retreat reduces exposure instead of trying to hold floodwater back.Coastal protectionCompared with: It reduces exposure by moving assets rather than holding the shoreline in place.Barrier islandCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending development on mobile, vulnerable islands.LeveeCompared with: Where levees cannot provide acceptable long-term safety, relocation may replace continued structural defense.EvacuationCompared with: Unlike emergency evacuation, managed retreat is a long-term response to recurring or permanent risk.Mekong DeltaCompared with: It offers one response where protecting or maintaining low-lying delta settlements becomes difficult.Urban floodingCompared with: In repeatedly flooded areas, relocation can replace the cycle of rebuilding and defending.Beach nourishmentCompared with: Retreat reduces exposure by relocating assets rather than repeatedly replacing eroded beach sediment.Hurricane SandyCompared with: Sandy sharpened debates over rebuilding in places repeatedly exposed to coastal flooding.Coastal engineeringCompared with: It reduces exposure by relocating assets rather than holding the shoreline in place.Hurricane evacuationCompared with: Unlike a temporary evacuation, retreat addresses whether residents should return to repeatedly threatened places.SeawallCompared with: Managed retreat reduces exposure by moving assets instead of holding the shoreline in place.Effects of climate change on small island countriesCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending every vulnerable shoreline with engineered barriers.Flood control in the NetherlandsCompared with: It offers an alternative to defending every exposed area with higher barriers.Tropical cyclone preparednessCompared with: Long-term relocation can reduce exposure where repeated preparedness and rebuilding cannot make places safe.