Cargando…
Coastal management in Australia /
"The coast is one of our most valuable assets but how is it being treated and what is being done to look after it? Coastal Management in Australia is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of this important subject. Interesting case studies are used to illustrate human impact on coa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Autor Corporativo: | |
| Otros Autores: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Adelaide, S. Aust. :
University of Adelaide Press,
2010.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. An Era of Change
- Global imperatives for coastal management
- Global influences on Australian coastal management
- Action in the 1990s: changes to Australian coastal management
- What is the Australian coast?
- Conclusion
- 2. Understanding Coastal Processes
- The dynamics of coastal systems
- Global change and Australian coastal processes
- Australian case studies of coastal processes
- 3. Human Impact on the Australian Coast
- Coastal impacts from our cities
- Non-metropolitan expansion along the coast
- Catchment to the coast
- Commercial use of coastal waters
- Tourism and recreational pressure on the coast
- Coastal mining and industry activities
- 4. Managing the Australian Coast
- The need for management
- Government roles and responsibilities
- Coastal planning
- The role of the community
- Sustainable coastal management and scientific uncertainty
- Coastal environmental management systems
- Management of places of high conservation and landscape value
- 5. Conclusions and Future Directions
- The state of coastal management in Australia
- Coastal management for the 21st century.