Modeling the Total Allowable Area for Coastal Reclamation : a case study of Xiamen, China

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2013-03
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Peng, Benrong 
Lin, Chenchen 
Jin, Di 
Rao, Huanhuan 
Jiang, Yuwu 
Liuc, Yan 
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5815
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.015
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 Total allowable reclamation; Optimal reclamation area; Benefit and cost analysis; Xiamen 
Abstract
This paper presents an analytical framework to estimate the Total Allowable Area for Coastal Reclamation (TAACR) to provide scientific support for the implementation of a coastal reclamation restriction mechanism. The logic of the framework is to maximize the net benefits of coastal reclamation subject to a set of constraints. Various benefits and costs, including the ecological and environmental costs of coastal reclamation, are systematically quantified in the framework. Model simulations are developed using data from Tongan Bay of Xiamen. The results suggest that the TAACR in Tongan Bay is 5.67 km2, and the area of the Bay should be maintained at least at 87.52 km2.
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Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2013. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Elsevier B.V. for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Ocean & Coastal Management 76 (2013):38-44, doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.015.
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Preprint: Peng, Benrong, Lin, Chenchen, Jin, Di, Rao, Huanhuan, Jiang, Yuwu, Liuc, Yan, "Modeling the Total Allowable Area for Coastal Reclamation : a case study of Xiamen, China", 2013-03, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2013.02.015, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5815