DUNESIDE CLIMATE CENTRE
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Situated on the northwestern coast is a part of Denmark that does not look like anything else with a raw and rich nature and endless horizon. The small city region: north jutland of Blokhus has through its time functioned as a trading post, where the connection to the sea has genermunicipality: jammerbugt ated trade with Norway. Timber and iron were sent : atlantic / continental from Norway – and agricultural goods were sent back. The long and relatively flat beach has served origin: 1600’s the visitors and sparked a tourism attraction, where the identity of the city has shifted from a trading population: 511 post to a haven for the summer holiday houses. The town is formed around a town-square and small(Statistikbanken, 2021) scale building tradition, with its white facades and red roof tiles. The maritime character stems from the years when it served the naval traffic along the west coast of Denmark through its distinct red and white colour (VisitNordjylland, n.d.). BLOKHUS
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Denmark’s annual C0 2 emissions: 32.08 million t
Due to its geographical placement, the sea and the landscape surrounding the town face a great vulnerability and exposure to the effects of climate change. Incidences in recent years regarding climate changes has increased and brought consequences such as temperature rises, extreme weather conditions and rise in sea levels. Hence challenging the identity of the maritime town, where the long beach, the cultural heritage and danish landscape might disappear. The implications climate change brings are multilayered, encompassing numerous fields of life as we know it, where the loss of tourism will undoubtably change Blokhus economically, geologically, and demographically (Margheritini, 2020).
FIG. 07- Landmark in Blokhus
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