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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

Securing the Livelihoods and Nutritional Needs of Fish-Dependent Communities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Starting in June 2012, the Rockefeller Foundation began investigating the pressing problem of the declining health of the oceans due to climate change, overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction, and the effects of this decline on poor and vulnerable
Amanda Goldberger   +2 more
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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

The India MPA Workshop Proceedings. Social Dimensions of Marine Protected Areas Implementation in India: do Fishing Communities Benefit? 21-22 January 2009, IMAGE Auditorium, Chennai, India [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the current context of natural resource management, marine protected areas (MPAs) are being widely propagated as an important tool for the conservation of marine and fisheries resources.

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A typology of marine and estuarine hazards and risks as vectors of change : a review for vulnerable coasts and their management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This paper illustrates a typology of 14 natural and anthropogenic hazards, the evidence for their causes and consequences for society and their role as vectors of change in estuaries, vulnerable coasts and marine areas.
Cutts, Nicholas D.   +2 more
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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

Leading alternative to the operation of the main legal regulations in the coastal zone: case study the descent, Guanahacabibes peninsula and port of Coloma

open access: yesRevista Cubana de Ciencias Forestales, 2017
This study aimed to propose, from a legal dimension, protective of the integrated management of coastal areas of the country viable alternatives; environmental strategies are also discussed cutting force.
Ivette Martínez Miranda   +1 more
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Climate change impacts on the Mediterranean Coastal Zones

open access: yes, 2001
Climate change is widely recognised as a serious threat to the world's environment. The Mediterranean basin is considered as a unique scaled down model to assess the severity of potential climate change impacts on coastal zones.
Brochier, Frédéric, Ramieri, Emiliano
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A Geomorphometric Approach to Estimate the Deterioration of Earthen Archaeological Sites by Rainfall and Diffusion Processes: The Huaca Chornancap (Eighth–14th Century ad), Lambayeque, Peru

open access: yesArchaeological Prospection, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rain‐induced erosion processes can severely damage Earthen archaeological sites. Huaca Chornancap (HCH; eighth–14th century ad) is a platform located in the Lambayeque region (Peru) exposed to seasonal rain due to El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO).
Luigi Magnini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local Development and Protection of Nature in Coastal Zones: A Planning Study for the Sulcis Area (Sardinia, Italy)

open access: yesSustainability, 2019
In 2008, the Council of the European Union adopted the “Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management” (ICZM Protocol), then ratified by Decision No. 2010/631/EU.
F. Leone, C. Zoppi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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