Abstract
The coast will experience some of the first and most dramatic impacts of climate change. In maritime countries like Scotland, much of the cultural heritage is located on the coast, and many rich archaeological sites are facing damage through accelerated coastal erosion and flooding from rising seas. National coastal change assessments have been carried out, and some sites such as the iconic World Heritage Site Neolithic village of Skara Brae are being individually intensively monitored, but there is a need to understand vulnerability at the site level. This paper will present ongoing research into the use of drone survey methods as the basis of site level coastal change analysis and vulnerability assessment to inform prioritization, mitigation actions, and management decisions as part of a methodology to resolve the scalar differences between large-scale assessment and site-scale threat.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 22-41 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Journal of Field Archaeology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 20 Jan 2025 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Open Access via the T&F AgreementAll figures are the author’s unless otherwise credited. Thank you to my supervisor, Prof. Gordon Noble, for the support, guidance, and encouragement and to Tom Dawson and Joanna Hambly of SCAPE/University of St. Andrews for years of wisdom, insight, and the generous sharing of their expertise and knowledge. The support of the international network of climate heritage professionals, collaborators, and colleagues has been invaluable, particularly Vibeke Vandrup Martens for tireless encouragement. Finally, the volunteers and communities from around the Scottish coast whose involvement and enthusiasm are essential to this work.
Funding
This work was sponsored by the Natural Environment Research Council (grant number NE/S007377/1).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) | NE/S007377/1 |
Keywords
- coastal erosion
- monitoring
- UAV
- DSAS
- shoreline
Access to Document
- Graham_etal_JFA_Drone_Survey_to_VOR
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