Clark Coastal Seas

The Conservation Challenge
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1339-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten, E-Book

This succinct, technical reference of coastal-zone resourcemanagement is aimed both at students taking courses in coastalmanagement or marine conservation and practitioners in thesefields. In response to a worldwide demand, Coastal Seasdeals mostly with methodology and provides practitioners, scholarsand students with the ideas, tools, materials and strategies neededto manage coastal resources and shoreline development. Althoughtropical developing nations have the greatest need for this book,the principles are universal and will be of interest and relevanceto all.
* * Provides a direction for conservation of coastal resources andmarine biodiversity into the 21st century.
* Suggests solutions to major conservation problems includingpollution, storm damage and beach erosion, depletion of seafisheries, excessive shoreline development, and destruction ofessential habitats such as coral reefs and mangrove forests.
* Gives practical advice to students and practitioners alike oncoastal conservation methodology.
* Presents the outcome of nineteen international coastal zoneconservation case studies.
* Discusses resource vulnerabilities, design of coastalconservation programs, methods and tools for conservation, andsources of professional training.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clark, John R.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Viewpoint; Coastal Resources Status.
Impacts.
Programme Design.
Programme Development.
Methods and Tools.
Coastal Connections.
Acts of Stewardship.
The Coastal Professional.
References.
Glossary.
Unit Conversion Table.
Index