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Managed relocation: an assessment of its feasibility as a coastal management option
Author(s) -
Mcglashan Derek J
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geographical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.071
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1475-4959
pISSN - 0016-7398
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4959.04993
Subject(s) - relocation , demolition , unit (ring theory) , coastal erosion , relation (database) , environmental planning , coastal management , business , erosion , environmental resource management , operations management , geography , civil engineering , environmental science , computer science , engineering , geology , mathematics , paleontology , mathematics education , database , programming language
Managed relocation is explained and examined as an option to add to the usual categories considered in relation to managing coastal erosion. The paper considers the relocation of buildings in one unit, as opposed to demolition and re‐construction. The standard coastal erosion management options are briefly noted and how managed relocation can fit into these options is explained. This paper focuses on four case studies. Two examples are from the USA and two from the UK; of these, two (one in each of the UK and USA) took place during the nineteenth century. Managed relocation is proposed as being feasible in particular cases, particularly where there are isolated historic or high value buildings.