Statewide Coastal Hazard Assessment for Victoria, Australia 2017

A 2017 state-wide assessment of coastal erosion and inundation hazards for Victoria, Australia, based on future climate change scenarios. The dataset was produced by the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action to inform the inception of the Victorian Coastal Monitoring Program. It projects Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge impacts from a 2009 baseline to years 2040, 2070, and 2100 using Global Climate Change Models and RCP 4.5 or RCP 8.5 emission scenarios.

Use Cases

• Modeling coastal erosion risk based on projected Sea Level Rise scenarios.
• Assessing future inundation hazards for infrastructure planning based on Storm Surge projections.
• Informing climate adaptation policy using state-wide hazard maps.
• Comparing coastal vulnerability across different time horizons (2040, 2070, 2100).
• Calibrating local monitoring programs using the baseline assessment from 2009.

Strengths

• Based on specific climate models and emission scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5).
• Provides projections for three distinct future time points (2040, 2070, 2100).
• Covers the entire state of Victoria, Australia.
• Includes multiple geospatial file formats (SHP, GDB, DXF, etc.) for compatibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and modeling bias inherent to the specific climate models used.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria, Australia)

Collection Method

Modeling based on Global Climate Change Models and Recommended Concentration Pathways (RCP) emission scenarios.

Time Range

Baseline from 2009, with projections for 2040, 2070, and 2100.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-14 23:19:42.269795; freshness should be verified.

Geography

State of Victoria, Australia (coastal areas).