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Incorporating economic, social and environmental factors into a decision model for sustainable management of natural resources : a case study of the Ningaloo coast, Western Australia : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Economics at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
There is growing demand for many of Australia's coastal areas to be conserved and retained in their natural state. The reconciliation of competing demands; such as residential, industrial, recreation, conservation and tourism; in a manner that ensures ...
Longworth, Natasha Julie
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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’évaluation des dimensions territoriale et institutionnelle du developpement durable

open access: yesDéveloppement Durable et Territoires, 2013
This paper studies to what extent public policy evaluation practices need to be revised whilst considering sustainable development as a system of references regarding transversality, the long-run as well as public participation.
Hélène Rey-Valette, Sébastien Roussel
doaj   +1 more source

Coastal zone management

open access: yesLand Use Policy, 1991
Bangladesh, St Lucia, the Philippines and dozens of other countries are affected by serious storms and flooding. The damage from these and other hazards could be reduced through effective programmes that control the type, density and location of coastal settlements.
openaire   +1 more source

Integrated coastal zone management in Italy: a gap between science and policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper introduces the need, in Italian countries, of a real integration of scientific knowledge into coastal policy. Actually, in Italy, still exists a gap between Science and Policy, interfering the implementation of an Integrated Coastal Zone ...
Cantasano, Nicola   +2 more
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Shaping research in marine functional connectivity for integrated and effective marine science and management

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Effective knowledge of ecological connectivity at sea and at the land–sea interface is key to supporting global policy goals to conserve and restore ocean biodiversity and function. However, a persistent lack of commonality in terminology and understanding around the concept of connectivity in marine ecological studies hampers its integration ...
Audrey M. Darnaude   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Inter-Method Comparison of Drones, Side-Scan Sonar, Airplanes, and Satellites Used for Eelgrass (Zostera marina) Mapping and Management

open access: yesGeosciences
Remote sensing is heavily relied upon where eelgrass maps are needed for tracking trends, project siting and permitting, water quality assessments, and restoration planning.
Jillian Carr, Todd Callaghan
doaj   +1 more source

Managing ASEAN's coastal resources for sustainable development: roles of policymakers, scientists, donors, media and communities [PDF]

open access: yes
Coastal zone management, Sustainable development, ASEAN,
Chua, T.E., Scura, L.F. (eds.)
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The spread of non‐native species

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

The coastal environmental profile of Segara Anakan-Cilacap, South Java, Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes
Coastal zone, Coastal zone management, Environmental profile, Segara Anakan, Cilacap, Java, Indonesia,
Martosubroto, P.   +2 more
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