UNDERSTANDING MANAGED RETREAT THROUGH A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER LENS: A CASE STUDY ON THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND

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dc.contributor.advisorPaolisso, Michael J.en_US
dc.contributor.advisorAlcañiz, Isabellaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMiralles, Andrea Mariaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMarine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciencesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-14T05:37:05Z
dc.date.available2021-07-14T05:37:05Z
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractDue to concerns about increasing sea levels and climate displacement, there has been a growing interest in the adaptation option of managed retreat. In managed retreat, shorelines move inland acting as a natural buffer to coastal climate impacts, while coastal communities move to higher ground through voluntary home buyouts. Managed retreat is also highly controversial, as it is poorly understood and presents significant challenges to equity. In order to address these issues, this thesis research provides a multi-stakeholder analysis on the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland focused on understandings and trust in managed retreat processes. Key findings from this research are that communities, government and non-governmental organizations have different understandings of managed retreat, that retreat discussions need to occur at official levels now, that equity must be a central component of planning, that trust is necessary for successful retreat and that any future retreat must emphasize community agency and collaboration.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/wkw9-k9ki
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/27473
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledClimate changeen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSocial researchen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEnvironmental justiceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdaptationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDisplacementen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledEnvironmental Justiceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledManaged Retreaten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledQualitativeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSea Level Riseen_US
dc.titleUNDERSTANDING MANAGED RETREAT THROUGH A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER LENS: A CASE STUDY ON THE LOWER EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLANDen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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