Assessing and enhancing the resilience of Australian beaches to sea level rise.

海平面上升引起的海岸衰退的准确预测是海防规划和设计所需要的，但现有的方法存在广泛的争议。这项研究将与世界领先的研究伙伴合作，进行独特的实验室实验，以确定澳大利亚海滩对海平面上升的脆弱性，并测试环境可持续措施，以提高其弹性。这项研究将解决长期存在的不确定性，并显著提高社区应对气候变化的能力。该项目将向专业工程师提供立竿见影的新数据和模型，以便作出强有力的工程决策，加强沿海社区的安全。

Accurate forecasting of coastal recession due to sea level rise is required for planning and the design of coastal defences, but the existing method is widely disputed. With collaboration with world leading research partners, this study will perform unique laboratory experiments to determine the vulnerability of Australian beaches to sea level rise and to test environmentally sustainable measures to increase their resilience. The research will address longstanding uncertainties and significantly enhance the ability of communities to plan for a changing climate. The project will deliver new data and models of immediate benefit to professional engineers to enable robust engineering decisions which enhance the safety of coastal communities.