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Author Bayliss, Ben

Title Vulnerability assessment of predicted climate change and sea level rise in the Alligator Rivers region, Northern Territory, Australia / Ben Bayliss ... [and others]
Published Barton, A.C.T. : Supervising Scientist, [1997]
©1997

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Description xii, 134 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 30 cm
Series Supervising scientist report, 1325-1554 ; 123
Supervising Scientist report ; 123
Contents 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Aims and objectives -- 1.2. Background -- 1.3. The Alligator Rivers region -- 1.4. Rationale -- 2. Approach -- 2.1. The assessment framework -- 2.2. Scoping the issues -- 2.3. Delineation of affected areas and resources -- 2.4. Assessing the significance of change -- 2.5. Determining responses and implementing actions - 3. Environmental change -- 3.1. Vulnerability -- 3.2. Climate change -- 3.3. Sea level rise -- 3.4. Environmental responses -- 4. Processes of change and resources affected -- 4.1. Physical processes -- 4.2. Biological processes -- 4.3. Cultural processes -- 4.4. Social and economic factors -- 5. Issues -- 5.1. perceptions and values -- 5.2. Hazard and risk -- 5.3. Governance -- 5.4. Strategic management -- 5.5. Acquisition and custodianship of information -- 5.6. Environmental research and monitoring -- 6. Management responses -- 6.1. Assessment of the significance of changes -- 6.2. Integrated environmental management -- Appendix 1. Additional information -- 1.1. Magela Creek floodplain: summary of the data contained in ARRGIS -- 1.2. List of satellite imagery held by Parks Australia -- 1.3. Kakadu National Park aerial photography index -- Appendix 2. Committees and meetings -- 2.1. Membership of Joint Steering Committee for the Northern Territory vulnerability to climate change studies -- 2.2. Summary of technical workshops on vulnerability to climate change projects for Darwin and the Alligator Rivers Region, Darwin 7/6/95 -- 2.3. Report on public workshop on climate change projects, Darwin 10/8/95 -- 2.4. Attendance at Meetings and Workshops -- Appendix 3. Maps showing zones of possible vulnerability within the study area -- Appendix 4. Monitoring potential effects of climate change in the Alligator Rivers region.er quality
Summary The aim of this project is to develop an approach to link the research, planning and environmental management requirements for the coastal areas of the Alligator Reviers Region that could be affected by climatic and other related changes. The approach is intended to facilitate ongoing assessment of the valnerability of the ARR to the effects of short-term changes in climate and other environmental factors that occur within planning horizons of approximatley 100 years. The project is intended to focus on Kakadu National Park, and the floodplains of Magela Creek, however, its outcomes have wider application to the management of the ARR in general, as well as floodplain environments elsewhere in the wet-dry tropics
Notes ANALYTIC
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 84-100
Notes Commonwealth of Australia 1997
Supervising scientist report no:123 1325-1554
Subject Climatic changes -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Alligator Rivers Region
Sea level -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Wetlands -- Environmental aspects -- Australia -- Northern Territory.
Climatic changes -- Australia -- Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
Climatic changes -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Alligator Rivers Region
Sea level -- Australia -- Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
Sea level -- Australia -- Northern Territory -- Alligator Rivers Region
Wetland ecology -- Australia -- Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
Wetlands -- Australia -- Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
SUBJECT Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
Author Bayliss, Ben
Supervising Scientist for the Alligator Rivers Region (Australia)
ISSN 1325-1554
ISBN 0642243239