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From rational apathy to collective adaptation for coastal cities

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Coastal cities are not elevating fast enough to outpace sea-level rise. In a recent Cell Reports Sustainability article, 1 1. Zhao, S. ∙ Zhang, L. ∙ Fan, X. ... Climate apathy hinders saving sinking coastal cities Cell Rep. Sustain. 2026;, 100782 Google Scholar Zhao et al. demonstrate that this reflects rational climate apathy, not insufficient information. Here, we ask what could shift apathetic communities toward collective adaptation before the water arrives.

Source: Cell Reports Sustainability

DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2026.100874

Author: Jenia Mukherjee

Institution: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Language: English

Topic: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Subfield: Global and Planetary Change

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,730