Coastal lagoons in Europe : integrated water resource strategies / edited by Ana I. Lillebø, Per Stålnacke and Geoffrey D. Gooch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stålnacke, Per., Editor.

Contributor:

Lillebø, Ana I., editor.

Stålnacke, Per, editor.

Gooch, Geoffrey D., editor.

Series:

Water Research Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coast changes--Europe.

Coast changes.

Shore protection--Europe.

Shore protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Place of Publication:

IWA Publishing 2016

London, [England] : IWA Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Lagoons represent nearly 13% of the shoreline globally and around 5% in Europe. Coastal lagoons are shallow water bodies separated from the ocean by a barrier (e.g., narrow spit), connected at least intermittently to the ocean by one or more restricted inlets, and usually geographically oriented parallel to the shore-line. Coastal lagoons are flexible and usually able to cope with environmental change, yet nowadays they are under threat. This is partly due to climate change impacts (for example, sea-level rise and hydro-meteorological extreme events) but also due to more direct human activities and pressures. The book focuses on addressing these challenges through integrated management strategies seen in a land-sea and science-stakeholder-policy perspective. Pan-European management challenges are seen from the context of the perspectives of Policy, Environment and Modelling. Four case study lagoons in different geographical locations in Europe provide examples of some of the practical experiences and results around these challenges. Possible impacts on drainage basins and lagoons are introduced through integrated scenarios which were developed through a multi-science and land-lagoon science perspective combined with interactions and contributions from stakeholders and citizens. Issues around climate change impacts on environmental conditions in both drainage basins and lagoons are also included. The book derives from a collaborative EC-funded project entitled 'Integrated Water Resources and Coastal Zone Management in European Lagoons in the Context of Climate Change' comprising nine partner institutes with a wide diversity in the scientific disciplines covered. "

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of contributors""; ""Foreword and book outline""; ""Chapter 1: Challenges in the policy - environment - modelling management context""; ""1.1 The Challenges Facing the Governance of Coastal Lagoons""; ""1.1.1 Governance systems""; ""1.1.2 Interplay - laws, policies, institutions and actors""; ""1.1.3 The existing governance system""; ""1.1.4 Administrative capacity and political will""; ""1.2 The Challenges Facing Environmental Management of Coastal Lagoons""; ""1.2.1 Coastal lagoon ecosystems""

""1.2.2 Ecological status, ecosystem services and human well-being""""1.2.3 Ecosystem-based management approach""; ""1.2.4 Vulnerability to climate change and to emergent environmental stressors""; ""1.3 Challenges of Using Numerical Models in a Science-Management Context""; ""1.3.1 Why modelling?""; ""1.3.2 Challenges in modelling""; ""1.3.3 Success stories of model usage in management""; ""1.4 Final Remarks""; ""1.5 Acknowledgements""; ""1.6 References""; ""Chapter 2: The LAGOONS project in a management challenge context""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Objective, Concept and Methodology""

""2.2.1 Objective""""2.2.2 Concepts and methodology""; ""2.3 The Case Study Lagoons""; ""2.4 The European Policy Context""; ""2.5 The Bottom-Up Approach for a Pan-European View""; ""2.6 Final Remarks""; ""2.7 Acknowledgements""; ""2.8 References""; ""Chapter 3: The physio-geographical background and ecology of Ria de Aveiro""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Study Site Description""; ""3.2.1 Characterization of the Vouga river drainage basin""; ""3.2.2 Characterization of the Ria de Aveiro lagoon""; ""3.2.3 Hydrological regime""; ""3.2.4 Meteorological characterization""

""3.2.5 Geological and physiographic characterization""""3.3 Water Resources and Quality Status""; ""3.3.1 Water resources and demands""; ""3.3.2 Water quality status""; ""3.4 Natural Resources""; ""3.4.1 Land use""; ""3.4.2 Environmental conditions and issues""; ""3.5 Marine Ecosystem Services (CICES Classification)""; ""3.6 Final Remarks""; ""3.7 Acknowledgements""; ""3.8 References""; ""Chapter 4: The management story of Ria de Aveiro""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Water Management""; ""4.2.1 Water management, institutions and stakeholders""; ""4.2.2 Water use rights and laws""

""4.3 Socio-Economic and Livelihood""""4.3.1 Agriculture and livestock""; ""4.3.2 Port facilities and fishing""; ""4.3.3 Aquaculture""; ""4.3.4 Salt production""; ""4.3.5 Industry""; ""4.3.6 Tourism and recreational activities""; ""4.3.7 Stakeholders perception of ecosystem services""; ""4.4 Institutions, Laws, Rights and Conflicts""; ""4.4.1 Institutions, stakeholders and social groups""; ""4.4.2 The national and local regulatory structures""; ""4.4.3 Use conflicts""; ""4.5 Final Remarks""; ""4.6 Acknowledgements""; ""4.7 References""

""Chapter 5: The physio-geographical background and ecology of Mar Menor""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 3, 2015).

ISBN:

9781780406299

1780406290

OCLC:

922528317

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780406299

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access