Hughes, PBrundrit, GBSwart, DHBartels, A2007-03-282007-06-072007-03-282007-06-071993-10Hughes, P et al. 1993. Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town. South African Journal of Science, vol. 89(10), pp 488-4930038-2353http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167Many of the Cape Province's estuaries and tidal inlets have sandy connections to the sea and are often intensively developed for industrial or residential purposes. The possible impacts of sea-level rise are of considerable interest to these developments. One such setting is the Diep River/Rietvlei system at Milnerton, north-east of Cape Town. This paper presents the likely geomorphological changes to accompany a 1-m rise in sea level. It demonstrates the vulnerability of an inlet's channel banks and mouth area to sea-level rise and shows how the internal tidal range may be affected by increased coastal erosion. In essence, it highlights the complexity of the impacts of sea-level rise in these environments and the need for effective management strategies.665042 bytesapplication/pdfenCopyright: 1993 Bureau for Scientific PublicationGeomorphological changesSea level riseCape province's estuariesSouth AfricaArticleHughes, P., Brundrit, G., Swart, D., & Bartels, A. (1993). Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167Hughes, P, GB Brundrit, DH Swart, and A Bartels "Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town." (1993) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167Hughes P, Brundrit G, Swart D, Bartels A. Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town. 1993; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167.TY - Article AU - Hughes, P AU - Brundrit, GB AU - Swart, DH AU - Bartels, A AB - Many of the Cape Province's estuaries and tidal inlets have sandy connections to the sea and are often intensively developed for industrial or residential purposes. The possible impacts of sea-level rise are of considerable interest to these developments. One such setting is the Diep River/Rietvlei system at Milnerton, north-east of Cape Town. This paper presents the likely geomorphological changes to accompany a 1-m rise in sea level. It demonstrates the vulnerability of an inlet's channel banks and mouth area to sea-level rise and shows how the internal tidal range may be affected by increased coastal erosion. In essence, it highlights the complexity of the impacts of sea-level rise in these environments and the need for effective management strategies. DA - 1993-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Geomorphological changes KW - Sea level rise KW - Cape province's estuaries KW - South Africa LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1993 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town TI - Possible impacts of sea-level rise on the Diep river/Rietvlei system, Cape-Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2167 ER -