Marieville Esplanade coastal adaptation project

Marieville Esplanade area has been identified as vulnerable to the impacts of coastal hazards of storm-tide inundation and coastal erosion, according to Tasmanian Government  coastal hazard mapping (external website). 

The City of Hobart is delivering the Marieville Esplanade Coastal Adaptation Pathways (MECAP). This informal consultation, comprised of a series of maps and images of the area’s values and features, is intended to enable conversations between locals and consultants Climate Planning.

It is hoped that the community conversation will:

  • inform the community and City of Hobart of the identified coastal hazards within the Marieville Esplanade area
  • identify and invite the sharing of local coastal values, stories, anecdotes and experiences associated with the project area
  • provide an overview of adaptation options that are typically used to respond to coastal hazards in the medium to long term.

We will use information from the conversations in future works. It will also help inform the preparation of a Coastal Hazards Strategy for Hobart’s coastline. 

Marieville Esplanade Coastal Adaptation Pathways Project

The Marieville project area extends from Sandy Bay Rivulet in the north through to Lords Beach in the south. The area includes private residences, open-space public recreational areas of the Errol Flynn Reserve and playgrounds, along with the private assets of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, the Derwent Sailing Squadron and Wrest Point Tasmania. It attracts tourists and users from the local and wider community for a range of passive and active sport and recreational activities.

The total project area is 40.8 hectares with an estimated value of nearly $350 million in land, buildings, infrastructure and social amenities. By the year 2100 the risk of coastal inundation will be high.

MECAP builds on the adaptation pathway planning project at Nutgrove Beach, Long Beach and Blinking Billy Point, areas also vulnerable to coastal hazards. The project was undertaken with the Tasmanian Government and SGS Economic and Planning under the Tasmanian Coastal Adaptation Pathways program.

MECAP principles are that:

  • quantifying the exposure to hazards supports the development of informed decision making
  • sharing information is an important element in the risk management process
  • developing risk will be actively managed
  • people cannot be subsidised to occupy or use hazardous locations.

 

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