Ecosystem management research group, University of Antwerp, Antwerp 2610, Belgium.
Nature. 2013 Dec 5;504(7478):79-83. doi: 10.1038/nature12859.
The risk of flood disasters is increasing for many coastal societies owing to global and regional changes in climate conditions, sea-level rise, land subsidence and sediment supply. At the same time, in many locations, conventional coastal engineering solutions such as sea walls are increasingly challenged by these changes and their maintenance may become unsustainable. We argue that flood protection by ecosystem creation and restoration can provide a more sustainable, cost-effective and ecologically sound alternative to conventional coastal engineering and that, in suitable locations, it should be implemented globally and on a large scale.
由于全球和区域气候条件变化、海平面上升、地面沉降和泥沙供应减少，许多沿海社会的洪灾风险正在增加。与此同时，在许多地方，传统的沿海工程解决方案（如海堤）越来越受到这些变化的挑战，其维护可能变得不可持续。我们认为，通过生态系统创造和恢复来进行洪水防护，可以为传统的沿海工程提供一种更可持续、更具成本效益和更合理的选择，而且在合适的地方，应该在全球范围内大规模实施。
