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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D

Michael W. Beck, Ph.D

@MikeWBeck

AXA Chair in Coastal Resilience | Research Professor @UCSC | Assessing Risks and Building Coastal Resilience, Naturally | Tweets mine |

Santa Cruz, CA Katılım Haziran 2020
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D
Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
I’m a marine scientist working from local to global scales on natural solutions to reduce disaster & climate risk. I advise govt’s, (re)insurers, development banks, enviro & aid groups. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
@farhanKAUST Projects are assumed to be 30yrs@4% Discount Rate. Because of discounting most of the $benefits occur early in the project life. We also examine the effects of higher discount rates.
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Dr. Farhan Alshahrani
Dr. Farhan Alshahrani@DrFarhanKSA·
@MikeWBeck 15:1 looks great 👍…do you need 20 years for example to realize that rate? Or can be achieved in shorter period
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
We Assess the Return on Investment (ROI) for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Flood Protection * Mangroves and Reefs can deliver positive ROI in > 20 countries across Carib; * Results are robust to changes in Discount Rate and Benefits Timing sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
Some research takes me out of my comfort zone. Message: Artificial structures (seawalls) don't just create physical barriers, they create mental ones. They breakdown our understanding of what it means to live on coastlines & it's easier to add new scars nist.gov/news-events/ne…
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
Exciting #EarthDay announce that the US will value natural capital. Currently we only value what we Take from Nature (literally everything is based on natural resources). We should value what nature gives in clean water, heat reduction & flood protection. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
This article discusses rising flood risk and the appropriate use of nature-based and other solutions for addressing them. Since the magazine comes from the folks who do Annual Reviews- the risks and advice are well documented. knowablemagazine.org/article/food-e…
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Michael W. Beck, Ph.D@MikeWBeck·
@ADB did a tremendous job on the Healthy Ocean Forum and it was a pleasure and honor to be a part of it to discuss #NatureBasedSolutions, #CoastalResilience, and #riskmanagement. There are a ton of great and timely talks available for download.
Asian Development Bank@ADB_HQ

Global coastlines are badly impacted from rapid development. But nature can be an effective part of building coastal resilience. @ucsc Dr. @mikewbeck talks about building coastal resilience to protect people, property and nature, and more at the #ADBHealthyOceans Forum.

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