The results described above show that the type of coastal
landscape has an effect on the price of accommodation. Sealevel
rise will have an impact on the coastal landscape, whether
through erosion or land loss. Flooding of low-lying areas is a particular problem in Schleswig-Holstein, which will be
exacerbated with sea-level rise and an increase in storminess.
Sterr (2000) reckons that with a 1 m increase in sea level there
will be an increase in the probability of flooding by up to 1/10 at
both the North Sea and the Baltic Sea coast. Adaptation
measures to cope with the increased probability of flooding
include increasing the height of existing dikes or in some cases
the construction of new dikes