Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North
Carolina Coastal Resources
Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University, Chris Dumas,
University of North Carolina at Wilmington; Ben Poulter, Duke
University and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research; and
John Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Global warming is projected to have significant impacts on North
Carolina coastal resources as sea level rises and hurricanes become more
intense. Extensive development in the coastal zone in recent decades has
put more people and property at risk for these impacts. In this context,
a scientific study was undertaken by researchers at four North Carolina
universities to consider three important aspects of the coastal economy
and their vulnerability to a changing climate: the impacts of sea-level
rise on the coastal real estate market, the impacts of sea-level rise on
coastal recreation and tourism, and the impacts of stronger tropical
storms and hurricanes on business activity.
The study used a range of moderate assumptions, not best- or worst-case
scenarios. Its focus was only the specific economic impacts mentioned
above, and as such, it does not attempt to provide a comprehensive
analysis of all potential impacts, such as the possible loss of species
or the natural ecosystems in which they live.
This research was supported by a grant
from the
National Commission for Energy Policy.
External Links
- WRAL:
N.C. Beaches
Eroding 2 Feet Per Year, Study Finds
- Raleigh News and Observer:
Climate change could hit homes,
beaches, business
- Google News:
Economists: Climate Change Will Cost NC Billions
- ASU Press Release:
New Study Finds Carolina Coastal
Economy Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise
- Sen. Elizabeth Dole:
Needed: Cap-and-trade plan and here.
Downloads
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Full Report
PDF 2.3 mb
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Summary Brochure
PDF 4.3 mb
- Measuring the Impacts of Sea-Level
Rise on Coastal Real Estate in North Carolina, Okmyung Bin, ECU
Center for Natural Hazards Center Working Paper, 2008 [PDF 976
KB] [Data]
- Measuring the Economic Impacts of
Sea-Level Rise on Marine Recreational Shore Fishing in North
Carolina, John C. Whitehead and Chris
Dumas, ECU Center for Natural Hazards Center Working Paper, 2008 [PDF 321 KB]
[Data]
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Presentation
PDF 3.9 mb
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NCSU Presentation,
September 28, 2007, PPT 6.8 mb
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Climate Change and the Economy: Expected Impacts and their Implications
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