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Integrated coastal zone management and GIS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Several disciplines have focused recently part of their attention on the coastal zone. Still the concept of coastal zone remains a rather fluid notion. Perhaps a geographical delimitation might contribute to better define the problems to be handled.
Charlier, R.H.
core  

Erosion and tourism infrastructure in the coastal zone: Problems, consequences and management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The importance of coastal zones to the tourism industry and the need to protect such resources is not only vital to the economy of nations but presents a growing dilemma for many localities and regions.
Jones, A.L., Phillips, Michael Roberts
core   +1 more source

Automated Feature Extraction and Classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets in the Puck Lagoon via Multisensor Remote Sensing

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents a strong framework for the detection and classification of Submerged Cultural Heritage Assets (SCHA) in shallow marine environments using the integration of multibeam echosounder and airborne LiDAR bathymetry with object‐based image analysis and fuzzy logic–based classification.
Łukasz Janowski   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing coastal zone legislation in China’s new era: a comprehensive analysis of local legislation

open access: yesMarine Development
Coastal zones, while rich in natural resources, are highly vulnerable ecosystems. Consequently, their legal protection has become a widely recognized societal priority. Currently, China lacks national-level legislation specifically governing coastal zone
Jianbin Fu
doaj   +1 more source

Le Parc national des Calanques (Marseille – Cassis – La Ciotat) : un exemple de gestion intégrée des zones côtières ?

open access: yesBulletin de l’Association de Géographes Français, 2016
The Calanques national park in Marseilles is the 10th French national park, created in 2012, and the 1st under the terms of the April 2006 law establishing a new generation of national parks in France. This paper proposes a review of the results of works
Philippe Deboudt
doaj   +1 more source

Archaeological Damage Assessment in Conflict Zones: Integrating Satellite Imagery and Ground Surveys in Daraa, Syria

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Satellite remote sensing is among the most significant modern methodologies supporting field archaeology. In addition to its efficiency in identifying archaeological sites, remote sensing offers a safe and cost‐effective approach in conflict zones.
Amal Al Kassem   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrated coastal zone management: four entrenched illusions

open access: yesSurveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society, 2008
The considerable efforts undertaken on all continents to carry out field experiments and refine the concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) have resulted in its adoption as the key paradigm for the sustainable development of coastal areas. Having reached a first phase of maturity, ICZM should now be challenged by critical assessments if it
openaire   +3 more sources

Coordination Centre for Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Belgium (poster) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
The need for coordinationCoastal zones are complex areas with a highly specific natural character. As a contact zone between land and sea they possess an exceptional diversity of environments, biotic communities, and animal- and plant species.
Belpaeme, K.
core  

A dynamic GIS as an efficient tool for Integrated Coastal Zone Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/3/2/391International audienceThis contribution addresses both the role of geographical information in participatory research of coastal zones, and its potential to bridge the gap between research and coastal zone management.
Fontenelle, Guy   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

“Basic human things”: Investigating vehicle residents' continually fractured (information) landscapes

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This ethnographic study explores vehicle residents' information practices in the United States (US). Vehicle residents are people whose primary means of housing is a vehicle. This work builds on previous research encompassing transitions and fractured (information) landscapes. Using fractured information landscapes as the theoretical framework,
Kaitlin E. Montague
wiley   +1 more source

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