![]() Due to the small tidal range and steep topography in coastal areas, ancient and current settlements are often located directly at the waterfront and hardly above sea level 6, 15. This is particularly true for the Mediterranean region as several ancient civilisations have developed in the region 4, 6, 14, resulting in a high concentration of cultural WHS in coastal locations. As the risk of coastal hazards such as flooding and erosion increases with sea-level rise (SLR) 7, a considerable number of coastal WHS will gradually be exposed to these hazards in the future 7, 8, threatening the OUV of affected sites 9, 10, 11, 12 and potentially leading to losses in economic revenue as WHS are popular tourist destinations 12, 13. A large share of cultural WHS are located in coastal areas as human activity has traditionally concentrated in these locations 5, 6. Over 77% of these sites are cultural World Heritage sites (WHS) which have high intangible value as they represent icons of human civilisation 3, 4. The World Heritage List of 2018 comprises a total of 1092 cultural and natural heritage sites, based on their Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) 2. ![]() ![]() Since 1972, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) designates the world’s common heritage under the World Heritage Convention 1. ![]()
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