Decision-making about coastal adaptation is being made with increasingly complex tools, including economic analysis. However, the...

Undertaking coastal assessment for a coast with limited information can be challenging but is often intriguing! Evaluation of coastal dynamics for the Roe Plains, on the southern coast of Australia, has indicated the complexity of coastal and dune dynamics. Variable sand supply, alongshore controls and vegetation change, possibly due to rainfall patterns, create a layered response to changing coastal conditions.

Adaptation triggers for coastal structures tend to be based on theoretical risk, which can obscure the necessity to implement change. Use...