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Coastal cities and their sustainable future / editors, G.R. Rodriguez, C.A. Brebbia.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Conference Name:
- International Conference on Coastal Cities and Their Sustainable Future (2015), creator.
- Series:
- WIT transactions on the built environment.
- WIT transactions on the built environment
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- City planning--Congresses.
- City planning.
- Coastal zone management--Congresses.
- Coastal zone management.
- Sustainable development--Congresses.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (345 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Southampton : WIT Press, [2015]
- Summary:
- This book contains papers presented at the International Conference on Coastal Cities and their Sustainable Future. First held in 2015, the conference evolved from a series of conferences on coastal processes, sustainable development, and city sustainability that began in 1992.
- Contents:
- Cover; Coastal Cities and their Sustainable Future; Copyright page; Preface; Contents; Section 1: Planning, development and management; Revising the basis for planning a new kind of progress: the case of Valencia's city; Marine cities: a vision for a future China; Vulnerability assessment as a support for a sustainable coastal city: a case study of La Paz, Mexico; The future of the hydro-generated metropolis: new projects for at-risk cities on the water; Section 2: The coastal city and its environs; Under the wings of the Great Garuda: responsible port innovation in the Jakarta Bay area
- Development of coastal cities and agglomerations: pressure and impacts on coastal and marine ecosystemsSection 3: Coastal flooding; Coastal cities: a discussion of the flooding potential of coastal cities in this century; A comparative study of beach nourishment methods in selected areas of the coasts of the United Kingdom and The Netherlands; A numerical model for the simulation of a solitary wave in a coastal region; Section 4: Heritage issues; Coastal cities and cultural heritage: problems of conservation and management - the ancient walled city of Cagliari (Italy)
- Bath construction at the Spanish Mediterranean seaside: maritime heritage for the coast environmentSection 5: Tourism; Construction of marinas in the Croatian coastal cities of Split and Rijeka as attractive nautical destinations; Nature, tourism and landscape assessment of the Lagos Lagoon waterfront; Model analysis of a declining coastal tourist resort: the case of Avinguda Carles Buigas in Salou, Costa Dorada - opportunities for regeneration; Guidelines for the conservation of cultural heritage buildings for tourism development along Sue Suk Road, Prachuabkirikhan, Thailand
- Section 6: Socio-economic issuesThe long-term success of coastal eco-city projects: studying examples from the EU and Asia; The influence of climate change on the market value of coastal residential property in South Africa; A study of the travel-activity behaviour of elders by activity-based approach; Growing fruit trees, medicinal plants and spices in the state of Goa, India; Section 7: Slow mobility along coastlines and waterways; Coastal zones along the Adriatic Sea: Italian and cross-border experiences
- Tourism environmental impact along religious routes and slow transport infrastructures: the role of coastal areasThe Protected Areas Network in Sicily, Italy: a new opportunity for territorial development; Section 8: Beaches and port areas; Jellyfish outbreaks in coastal city beaches from a management perspective; Physicochemical characteristics of port dredging sediments and of the brick slip used in the manufacture of bricks: a comparative study; A methodology for the classification of gravel beaches; Section 9: Waves
- Use of a floating breakwater system as an environmentally friendly method of coastal shelter
- Notes:
- Conference proceedings.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-84564-911-7
- OCLC:
- 920465934
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