Author: Coastal Zone Inquiry (Australia)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Coastal Zone Inquiry Draft Report
Author: Coastal Zone Inquiry (Australia)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Coastal zone management
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Coastal Management in Australia
Author: Nick HarveyPublisher: University of Adelaide Press
ISBN: 0980723035
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
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.
Government Reformed
Author: Jenny FlemingPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351760254
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This title was first published in 2003. This insightful work examines institutional formation and change as evidence of the major re-shaping of government internationally over the last two decades. It is based on a series of case studies of institutional reform and ranges across institutions in countries including the UK, China, Australia and the USA. Each case study considers questions concerning the establishment of institutions, such as: what have been the objectives of institutional changes? What are the principles and values on which new institutions are founded? In addition to looking at broad hypotheses regarding the state and new institutions, the book also draws together practical lessons regarding institutional reform. Thus the cases are analysed as a group to throw light on a number of issues: are there patterns discernible in the formation of new political institutions? What do the cases reveal about what works, and what does not work, in forming new institutions? What predictions can be made about the relationship between values and governance structures?
Perspectives on Integrated Coastal Zone Management
Author: Wim SalomonsPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642601030
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
All coastal areas are facing a growing range of stresses and shocks, the scale of which now poses threats to the resilience of both human and environmental coastal systems. Responsible agencies are seeking better ways of managing the causes and consequences of the environmental change process in coastal zones. This volume discusses the basic principles underpinning a more integrated approach to coastal management and highlights the obstacles that may be met in practice in both developed and developing countries. Successful strategies will have to encompass all the elements of management, from planning and design through financing and implementation, as highlighted in this book.
Maritime Studies
Author: Integrated Coastal and Ocean Management
Author: Biliana Cicin-SainPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726766X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
Biliana Cicin-Sain and Robert W. Knecht are co-directors of the Center for the Study of Marine Policy at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware and co-authors of The Future of U.S. Ocean Policy (Island Press, 1998).
Coastal Zone Inquiry
Author: Coastal Zone Canada '94, Cooperation in the Coastal Zone
Author: Coastal Zone Canada AssociationPublisher: [Dartmouth, N.S.] : Coastal Zone Canada Association = Association Zone côtière Canada, [c1994- ]
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Over seven hundred experts and concerned citizens from around the world gathered in Halifax, Nova Scotia to exchange ideas and information about the development and exploitation of resources in the world's coastal zones. This publication, the sixth and final volume of the proceedings of Coastal Zone Canada '94, presents the collective results of the conference workshops, roundtable discussions, plenary sessions, and keynote addresses. In addition, Volume 6 contains the Call to Action, which represents a synthesis of the findings of the conference, focusing particularly upon the many recommendations that were made during four days of intensive deliberation.
Protecting the Marine Environment From Land-Based Sources of Pollution
Author: Daud HassanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351908200
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
Global findings estimate that 80 per cent of marine pollution originates from land-based sources and is trans-boundary in nature. These problems persist in spite of a number of legal and policy initiatives taken to protect the marine environment. This volume explores the applications and shortcomings of current international regimes in addressing these issues. The book identifies the sources and effects of land-based marine pollution and analyzes the problems of controlling them. Management principles, policy and regulation are examined at both regional and international level. The author discusses the strengths and weaknesses of existing regimes and advances a more effective international legal framework. The text provides a valuable insight into an important area of international environmental law. It will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers working in this area.
Saltwater People
Author: Nonie SharpPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 9780802085498
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
In October of 2001, the Australian High Court confirmed aboriginal title to two thousand kilometres of ocean off the north coast. The decision, which was the result of a seven-year court battle, highlighted aboriginal belief that the sea is a gift from the creator to be used for sustenance, spirituality, identity, and community. This evocative study of the people of northern coastal Australia and their sea worlds illuminates the power of human attachment to place. Saltwater People: The Waves of Memory offers a cross-disciplinary approach to native land claims that incorporates historical and contemporary case studies from not only Australia, but also New Zealand, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada. Nonie Sharp discusses various issues of indigenous heritage, including land claims, concepts of public and private property, poverty, and the environment. Despite dispossession, the aboriginals of northern coastal Australia never faltered in their devotion to the sea, illustrating how profoundly such bonds are preserved in memory. Their moving story of surviving and winning a lengthy court battle provides valuable information for all countries dealing with similar issues of rights to tenure and natural resources. Sharp provides the first book-length study of an integrated statement on the many defining qualities of the cultural relationship of aboriginals, non-aboriginals, and the concept of ownership over the sea, and illustrates the wisdom that different traditions can offer one another.