Fig. 3: Biophysical suitability of nature-based adaptation opportunities—particularly ecotone levees, nearshore reefs, and tidal marshes. | npj Urban Sustainability

Fig. 3: Biophysical suitability of nature-based adaptation opportunities—particularly ecotone levees, nearshore reefs, and tidal marshes.

From: Protection and restoration of coastal habitats yield multiple benefits for urban residents as sea levels rise

Fig. 3

a Suitability in San Francisquito and b throughout the County’s 5 OLUs (also including beaches and submerged aquatic vegetation). Neighboring regions are masked, but show differences: for example, the suitability of long stretches of the Belmont-Redwood OLU shoreline to the northwest for beaches along both natural and fortified shorelines. We summarized biophysical suitabilities by OLU from the regional suitability assessment in the San Francisco Bay Shoreline Adaptation Atlas24. Black scale bar in panel (a) represents 1 km.

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