Title Coastal management in Australia / Nick Harvey and Brian Caton

Published Adelaide, S. Aust. : University of Adelaide Press, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents 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 Summary "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 coastal processes as well as demonstrating the global significance of the coast and the international imperative to manage it properly. Coastal Management in Australia introduces the background to the various coastal management systems operating in Australia and illustrates these with 'real world' examples from the different states and territories. Since this book was first published yet another parliamentary inquiry has been added to some 30 years of national inquiries into coastal management, with further calls for national co-ordination. In addition, the Australian government has focused attention on the potential risks of climate change for the Australian coast. Both authors have national and international coastal expertise; significant academic teaching experience in coastal processes and coastal management; coastal planning and policy skills; and have extensive government expertise in coastal management"--Publisher's description Analysis Coastal engineering Shore protection Australia Coastal zone management Notes "First published in 2003 by Oxford University Press, Republished 2010 by University of Adelaide Press, with a new foreword by Nick Harvey."--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-329) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Coastal zone management -- Australia Shore protection -- Australia Coastal engineering -- Australia Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning. Geography. SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geology. Coastal engineering Coastal zone management Shore protection Australia Form Electronic book Author Caton, Brian. University of Adelaide Press. ISBN 9780980723038 0980723035

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