Environmental Planning for Oceans and Coasts Methods, Tools, and Technologies /

This book informs environmental planning professionals, students and those interested in oceans and coasts from an environmental perspective about what is needed for planning and management of these unique environments. It is comprised of twelve chapters organized in three parts. Part I highlights t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Portman, Michelle Eva (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Geotechnologies and the Environment, 15
Subjects:
Physical geography.
Oceanography.
Water.
Hydrology.
Geotechnical engineering.
Earth System Sciences.
Ocean Sciences.
Geotechnical Engineering and Applied Earth Sciences.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Connections: Environmental Planning for Oceans and Coasts
  • Why this book is needed
  • Planning for Coasts and Oceans
  • Managing of coastal and ocean environments
  • "Walk through"
  • How this book can be used
  • Definitions and Fundamental Concepts
  • When? Historical considerations
  • Who? Institutions and Legal Considerations
  • What? Planning and management principles
  • Why? Special Challenges
  • New Horizons
  • Coasts and Oceans physical and socio economic characteristics
  • Climate Change Impacts
  • Mitigation, adaptation, resilience
  • Ocean Development
  • Coastal Megacities
  • Rivers and Inland Water bodies
  • Principles of Integration
  • What is integration and why is it important?
  • Integrated Coastal Zone Management
  • Integrated Marine Planning
  • Integrated Watershed Planning
  • Ecosystem based Management
  • What this approach means
  • Coastal ecoSystem‐based management
  • Marine ecosystem based management
  • Implementation
  • Ecosystem Services
  • Overview
  • The Services
  • ES Assessment
  • Assessment Methods
  • Coastal Tourism Planning
  • Overview
  • Socio economic considerations
  • Coastal Ecotourism
  • Public Participation
  • Marine Spatial Planning
  • Marine Protected Areas
  • Decision Support Tools
  • Water Sensitive Urban Development
  • Case Study I
  • Case Study II
  • Case Study III.

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