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Circles of Coastal Sustainability: A Framework for Coastal Management [PDF]
The coastal zone is a space where many social, economic, and political activities intersect with natural processes. In this paper, we present an adaptation of the method of ‘Circles of Sustainability’, used to provide a visual assessment of indicators that define sustainability profiles for cities.
Natália M. P. de Alencar +3 more
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Houses are fascinating because they seem to occupy a pivotal position in the spectrum of human construction. They are, perhaps, located right on the watershed between what is generally understood as ‘architecture’ and what is considered as just ‘building’. They allow us to probe the very definition of what architecture is perceived to be.
Platt, Christopher +2 more
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Coastal Morphology Assessment and Coastal Protection [PDF]
Sediment-collecting in rivers and seas to secure a large amount of aggregate reduces the supply of earth and sand to coasts [...]
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The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) is the most endangered sea turtle species in the world, largely due to the limited geographic range of its nesting habitat.
Michelle Culver +4 more
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The coastal region of Lebak-Banten is an area with a relatively high population of buffalo. The forage requirement has relied on existing forage with low productivity and quality.
A. Fanindi +7 more
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In order to investigate the effect of enchanced sea level rising (greenhouse effect), of sand mining in the North sea and the largescale effects of beach nourishment, the Rijkswaterstaat (Governmental Board for Ways, Waterways and Harbours) started the project "Coastal Genesis".
J.H. De Vroeg, E.S.P. Smit, W.T. Bakker
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There are numerous examples of past and present mine disposal into freshwater and marine coastal bays and riverine environments. Due to its high spatial resolution and extended water penetration, coastal light detection and ranging (LiDAR), coupled with ...
W. Charles Kerfoot +8 more
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Transport of riverine and wetland-derived dissolved organic carbon (DOC) spanning tidal wetlands, estuaries, and continental shelf waters functionally connects terrestrial and aquatic carbon reservoirs, yet the magnitude and ecological significance of ...
Bingqing Liu +7 more
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Coastal environments are highly dynamic, and are characterized by short-term, local-scale variability in atmospheric and oceanic processes. Yet, high-frequency measurements of atmospheric composition, and particularly nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3)
Maria Tzortziou +6 more
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Coastal wetlands are dynamic bio-physical systems in which vegetation affects the movement of water and sediment, which in turn build and maintain the landform and ecosystem.
Iris Möller +8 more
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