Australia's inventory of 200 nature-based coastal protection projects compiled by the Living Shorelines Australia project. The database was established under NESP Marine and Coastal Hub Project 1.10 and has been updated by The University of Melbourne since 2022. It includes examples of 'soft' and 'hybrid' approaches using dunes, wetlands, and biogenic reefs.
Use Cases
- Evaluate the effectiveness of different nature-based approaches based on project descriptions.
- Identify suitable coastal protection strategies for specific Australian contexts based on location data.
- Compare the application of 'soft' versus 'hybrid' engineering methods based on project classifications.
- Assess the co-benefits of projects, such as carbon sequestration, based on reported outcomes.
Strengths
- Contains 200 documented projects, providing a substantial collection of examples.
- Information was collected through direct stakeholder engagement, literature review, and internet searches, suggesting diverse sourcing.
- Projects are categorized as 'soft' or 'hybrid' approaches, offering clear methodological distinctions.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-04-29.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Compiled through direct engagement with coastal managers and stakeholders, literature search, and informal internet searching.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-29 02:03:12.027459
- Geography
- Australia