2024 – National Research Council Canada.

Nature-based infrastructure for coastal flood and erosion risk management is a form of nature-based solution, consisting of natural or built assets that rely on, or mimic, natural system processes to provide coastal flood and erosion risk management function, while delivering environmental and other societal co-benefits.

This document provides evidence-based guidance for practitioners on approaches, methods, and techniques for selecting, designing, deploying, preserving, and adaptively managing nature-based infrastructure in Canada’s diverse coastal settings.

Report Authors: Murphy, Enda; Cornett, Andrew; Van Proosdij, Danika; Mulligan, Ryan P.

Go to resource: Nature-based infrastructure for coastal flood and erosion risk management: a Canadian design guide