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Peer Reviewed Journal Publications 16. Al-Attabi, Z., Xu, Y., Tso, G. and Narayan, S., 2023. The impacts of tidal wetland loss and coastal development on storm surge damages to people and property: a Hurricane Ike case-study. Scientific Reports, 13(1), p.4620.
15. Farquhar, S., Nirindrainy, AF., Heck, N., Saldarriaga, MG., Xu, Y., 2022. The impacts of long-term changes in weather on small-scale fishers’ available fishing hours in Nosy Barren, Madagascar. Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 841048.
14. Worthington, T.A., Andradi-Brown, D.A., Bhargava, R., Buelow, C., Bunting, P., Duncan, C., Fatoyinbo, L., Friess, D.A., Goldberg, L., Hilarides, L., Lagomasino, D., Landis, E., Longley-Wood, K., Lovelock, C.E., Murray, N.J., Narayan, S., Rosenqvist, A., Sievers, M., Simard, M., Thomas, N., van Eijk, P., Zganjar, C., Spalding, M., 2020. "Harnessing Big Data to Support the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Mangrove Forests Globally." One Earth 2.5: 429-443. Available at: https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(20)30205-0
13. Menéndez, P., Losada, I.J., Torres-Ortega, S., Narayan, S. and Beck, M.W., 2020. the Global flood protection Benefits of Mangroves. Scientific Reports, 10(1), pp.1-11.
12. Narayan, S., Esteban, M., Albert, S., Jamero, M.L., Crichton, R., Heck, N., Goby, G. and Jupiter, S., 2020. Local adaptation responses to coastal hazards in small island communities: insights from 4 Pacific nations. Environmental Science & Policy, 104, pp.199-207.
11. P. Menéndez, Losada, I.J., Beck, M.W., S. Torres, A. Espejo, Narayan, S., P. Díaz-Simal, G.M. Lange, 2018. Valuing the Protection Services of Mangroves at National Scale: The Philippines. Ecosystem Services, 34, pp.24-36.
10. Narayan, S., Beck, M.W., Wilson, P., Thomas, C.J, Guerrero, A., Shepard, C.C., Reguero, B.G., Franco, G., Ingram, C.J., Trespalacios, D., 2017. The Value of Coastal Wetlands for Flood Damage Reduction in the Northeastern USA. Scientific reports 7, 9463.
9. B.K. van Wesenbeeck, de Boer, W., Narayan, S., van der Star, W. R., & de Vries, M. B. 2017. Coastal and riverine ecosystems as adaptive flood defenses under a changing climate. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 22(7), 1087-1094.
8. Narayan, S., Beck, M.W., Reguero, B.G., Losada, I.J., Van Wesenbeeck, B., Pontee, N., Sanchirico, J.N., Ingram, J.C., Lange, G.M. and Burks-Copes, K.A., 2016. The effectiveness, costs and coastal protection benefits of natural and nature-based defences. PloS one, 11(5).
6. N. Pontee, Narayan, S., Beck, M. W. & Hosking, A. H. 2015. Nature Based Solutions: Lessons From Across The World. Maritime Engineering, 169 (1), 29-36.
5. Narayan, S., Simmonds, D., Nicholls, R.J. and Clarke, D., 2018. A Bayesian network model for assessments of coastal inundation pathways and probabilities. Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, pp.S233-S250.
4. Narayan, S., Nicholls, R.J., Clarke, D., Hanson, S., Reeve, D., Horrillo-Caraballo, J., Le Cozannet, G., Hissel, F., Kowalska, B., Parda, R. and Willems, P., 2014. The SPR systems model as a conceptual foundation for rapid integrated risk appraisals: Lessons from Europe. Coastal Engineering, 87, pp.15-31.
3. J. Monbaliu, Chen, Z., Felts, D., Ge, J., Hissel, F., Kappenberg, J., Narayan, S., Nicholls, R. J., Ohle, N. & Schuster, D. 2014. Risk assessment of estuaries under climate change: Lessons from Western Europe. Coastal Engineering, 87, 32-49.
2. Narayan, S., Hanson, S., Nicholls, R.J., Clarke, D., Willems, P., Ntegeka, V. and Monbaliu, J., 2012. A holistic model for coastal flooding using system diagrams and the Source–Pathway–Receptor (SPR) concept. Natural Hazards and Earth System Science, 12(5), pp.1431-1439.
1. T. Suzuki, Zijlema, M., Burger, B., Meijer, M. C., and Narayan, S. 2012. Wave dissipation by vegetation with layer schematization in SWAN. Coastal Engineering, 59, 64-71.
Technical and Peer-Reviewed Reports 7. Oppenheimer, M., Glavovic, B., Hinkel, J., van de Wal, R., Magnan, A.K., Abd-Elgawad, A., Cai, R., Cifuentes-Jara, M., Deconto, R.M., Ghosh, T. and Hay, J., 2019. Sea level rise and implications for low lying Islands, coasts and communities. (Narayan Was a Contributing Author to this Chapter)
6. Narayan, S., Thomas, C.J., Matthewman, J., Shepard, C.C., Geselbracht, L., Nzerem, K., Beck, M.W., 2019. Valuing the Flood Risk Reduction Benefits of Florida's Mangroves. The Nature Conservancy.
5. Heck, N., Narayan, S., Beck, M. W. (2019) Benefits of Mangroves and Coral Reefs in the Caribbean. Policy Brief. The Nature Conservancy.
4. Narayan, S., Bitterwolf, S., Beck, M.W. (2019) The Costs of Mangrove and Reef Restoration Relative to Coastal Protection Structures in the Caribbean. Policy Brief. The Nature Conservancy.
3. Colgan, C. S., M. W. Beck, Narayan, S., 2017. Financing Natural Infrastructure for Coastal Flood Damage Reduction. Lloyd’s Tercentenary Research Foundation, London.
2. Narayan S., Cuthbert, R., Neale, E., Humphries, W. & Ingram, J. C. 2015. Protecting against coastal hazards in Manus and New Ireland Provinces, Papua New Guinea: assessment of present and future options. Wildlife Conservation Society / SNAPP.
1. Beck, M. W., Acosta-Morel, M., Narayan, S. & Rittelmeyer, P. 2015. How Protective Services from Mangroves & Coral Reefs Have Influenced Coastal Decisions in Policy and Practice. In: Beck, M. W. & Lange, G.-M. (eds.) Guidelines for Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Accounting: Incorporating the Protective Services of Coral Reefs and Mangroves in National Wealth Accounts. Washington D.C.: World Bank.