Coastal management in Australia / Nick Harvey and Brian Caton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harvey, Nick, 1952- author.

Caton, Brian, author.

Contributor:

University of Adelaide Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coastal zone management--Australia.

Coastal zone management.

Shore protection--Australia.

Shore protection.

Coastal engineering--Australia.

Coastal engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 342 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

University of Adelaide Press 2010

Adelaide : The University of Adelaide Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 31 May 2016).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-329) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780980723038

0980723035

OCLC:

690988829

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9780980723038