Coastal Resilience and Vulnerability

Pan-European map visualization, at a range of scales, indicating lower, intermediate, and higher levels of coastline resilience and vulnerability. The resilience of a system is defined as its ability to withstand and recover from a major disruption, whereas vulnerability is a measure of the susceptibility of a system to change. Higher resilience reduces susceptibility and thus vulnerability to change. Higher levels of resilience/lower levels of vulnerability are shown in light blue, intermediate levels in mid-blue and lower levels of resilience/higher levels of vulnerability in dark blue. The dataset is constructed by Edge Hill University with data provided by partners of EMODnet Geology. For the purpose of visualization, the dataset is built from the coastline as a line representation at the highest zoom levels, towards points showing averages of the resilience/vulnerability of the coastline underneath. This approach gives a good overview of regional differences in resilience/vulnerability. The current version was finalized in July 2024. Full paper link: https://doi.org/10.1144/qjegh2024-119