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Adaptation to Coastal Storms in Atlantic Canada

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In this final chapter, a summary of the overall findings across the years of this study is presented along with a discussion of its main conclusions and contributions. Among these, has been a general sentiment among participants of enhanced (social) resilience and improved emergency action. Although the short-term response is somewhat better, work is still needed to grasp any opportunities to benefit the longer term response and results when working with small rural coastal communities, such as those presented for Atlantic Canada.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Liette Vasseur

  2. Department of Geography, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Mary J. Thornbush

  3. Département de Développement Régional et Territorial, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada

    Steve Plante

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Vasseur, L., Thornbush, M.J., Plante, S. (2018). Conclusions. In: Adaptation to Coastal Storms in Atlantic Canada. SpringerBriefs in Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63492-0_8

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