Our Precious Coasts

Figure 8. Coastal population and shoreline degradation.

This graphic shows that the

coastal areas with the greatest population densities are also those with the most shore-

line degradation or alteration. The graphic shows the proportion of the population that

lives within 100 km of the coast, for each of the world’s nations. It also shows the loca-

tions of selected coastal cities with a population of more than one million people.

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