IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON MAJOR PROJECTS AND URBANDEVELOPMENT IN CHINA'S COASTAL PLAINS

LIntroductionSeaIevelnse(SLR)isacertainresu1tcausedbyclimaticwampandunreasonableanthropogedcaCtivities,itwillbringaboutaseriesofnegaivethesonenvironmentalevoltalonandsocio-econonucdevelopmentincoastalarea.Cboaisavastcowtrywithl8,OOOkmand14,OOOkmofcontinentalandislandcoastlinesrespeCtively.Over3Ohaddleandbigcitiesandneariy2Oimportantharbours,includingTianJin,ShanghaiandGuanghouarelocatedinthecoastalareawhere4lpercentofthenation'spopulahonandoveY5operedofGNP(GrossNationalProduCt)iscon…

IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON MAOR PROJECTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA'S COASTAL PLAINS

Due to the dual dris oftural and man-made factors, relative sea leverise in China's coastal plains can be 2 to 3 times over the global mean dunng thefirst half of the 21st Century, it will strongly whuence the vanous coastal projectsand installations and the development of coastal dhes and towns. Research resultsshow that a 50-cm-nse in relative sea leve will cause maed decline in the functionof coastal defense and drainage projects and seriously endangur the functionalworking of the vast majority of coastal harbors. Meanwhile, it will also whuence thedevelopment of coastal dhes and towns throwi deterioratin water quality of thesource of urban water supply, increasing urban fiood risk and damagin seasidetounst resources etc.. Tianin, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the three most importancoastal dhes of China, will be Strongly affeded.