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Showing 1 to 20 of 70 for “"Coastal Management"”.
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Developing and testing integrated decision support models for coastal management
… to support and improve oil spill contingency management. In order to meet the challenge of decision making in response to or in preparation to oil or chemical spills, a framework for a model based integrated assessment and management support is proposed in this thesis. For this, novel methods …
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Aspects of Coastal Management with Particular Reference to Heritage Coasts
The historical background to coastal conservation in England and Wales is described from the beginnings of the conservation movement to the Countryside Commission's proposals for Heritage Coasts. Those agencies both public and private having an important role in conserving the coast are identified. …
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Coastal management lines as a key tool to promote integrated coastal management : a comparative review of South Africa's emerging legal framework with that of selected Euro-Mediterranean countries
The coastal zone represents an endemic ecosystem of geomorphic complexity, characterised by its dynamic state of transition and increasing sensitivity. It is widely acknowledged that the environmental complexities and distinctiveness of this area is an attribute matched only be its attractiveness …
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Exploring discourse change in the formulation of coastal management policy in South Africa
The field of coastal management in South Africa, and the discourses which construct and are constructed by it, are in transition. Emerging front a history of a narrow scientific approach with goals related mainly to environmental conservation, coastal management has in the 1990s become far broader …
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Development of an integrated coastal management tool for rocky coasts at the algarve study site
Coastal erosion has contributed throughout geological time to shape world coastal landscapes leading to the coastline that we know today. This natural phenomenon, allied with soil erosion in water catchments, is the source of sediment for costal systems such as beaches and marshes. These systems …
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Challenges to interorganizational coordination in integrated coastal management in the developing world : a case study from southwestern Madagascar
… interorganizational collaboration in Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) projects in the developing world. After roughly 20 years of implementation, ICM is just beginning to systematically review its initiatives especially in the developing world. The early reviews of ICM initiatives that have …
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Using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing to improve the management of kelp resources in South Africa
… Affairs and Tourism (DEA&T), Marine and Coastal Management (M&CM) and the Seaweed Unit undertook a program to document the localities and quantities of the standing crop of the economically important kelps, Ecklonia maxima and Laminaria pallida, in the fourteen commercial seaweed …
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Oceanographic considerations for the management and protection of surfing breaks
… there is little specific research on surfing and coastal management. Such research is required because coastal engineering has had significant impacts to surfing breaks, both positive and negative. Strategic planning and environmental impact assessment methods, a central tenet of integrated …
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Barrier Island Morphodynamic Insights from Applied Global Sensitivity Analysis and Decadal Exploratory Modeling
Barrier islands serve as valuable resources for coastal communities by reducing backbarrier flooding, providing wildlife habitat, and creating local economic activity through opportunities for recreation and tourism. Because the benefits of these islands are linked to their morphology, coastal …
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An environmental evaluation procedure for coastal township and resort development proposals in South Africa
Most coastal nations recognise the environmental, economic and educational value of their coastal zones. Consequently, they have developed integrated management programmes and employ a variety of strategies, in particular, Environmental Impact Assessment, to promote the sustainable use and …
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GIS Modeling of Wetlands Elevation Change in Response to Projected Sea Level Rise, Trinity Bay, Texas
… changes in elevation and shoreline position of coastal wetlands in Trinity Bay, Texas, in response to projected sea level rise. The study combines numerical modeling and a geographic information system. A smoothing technique is used on a United States Geographical Survey (USGS) digital elevation …
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Análise das variações morfodinâmicas por funções ortogonais empíricas - Praia do Flamengo (RJ)
… provide information for making decision in the coastal management, and to guide future works of coastal engineering. The profiles measured by survey were analyzed by EOF method (Empirical Orthogonal Functions). Also, there were performed grain size analysis, coastal circulation cells study, and …
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Sea level variability in the Tropical Atlantic since 1993 and projections to 2100
… ice melt. Understanding GMSL is essential for coastal adaptation strategies, but regional variations can differ significantly from the global average, complicating local response efforts. This thesis deals with the implications of GMSL variations for the African coast, focusing on the GoG, the …
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Guidelines for a Comprehensive Mitigation Management Plan for Texas Coastal Wetlands
In support of the Texas Coastal Management Program, guidelines were developed to assist resource agency decision-makers develop and implement a future comprehensive mitigation management plan for Texas coastal wetlands. Current coastal wetland protection and mitigation strategies that are used in …
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MULTI-FACTOR ANALYSIS OF HYDRO-MORPHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS IN THE PAJARO RIVER LAGOON
… valuable information for military planning or coastal management.
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Mechanisms of metal release from contaminated coastal sediments
The fate of trace metals in contaminated coastal sediments is poorly understood, yet critical for effective coastal management. The aim of this thesis is to investigate and quantify the mechanisms leading to the release of silver, lead and copper across the sediment-water interface. Two contrasting …
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SHORELINE DYNAMICS OF SOUTH AFRICA USING SATELLITE IMAGERY
… to further the understanding of South African coastal dynamics both locally and regionally, and to demonstrate the utility of the database. For example, (i) A study of the Tugela River Mouth revealed shoreline erosion of several hundred metres from 2005 to 2023, which is important information …
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Fish Assemblage Structure Before and After a Marine Heatwave in West Hawai'i
… show that regardless of habitat differences and management strategy, all fish assemblages became more homogeneous after a major marine heatwave. Second, we found that only eight species drove most of the changes in functional groups across locations. Third, following the marine heatwave, fish …
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Near-Optimal Sensor Placement for Detection of Poisson Distributed Targets
… in Virginia, USA, obtained from the Office for Coastal Management and the Bureau of Ocean Energy.
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Gravel barrier dynamics, coastal erosion and flooding risk
… the influence of gravel barrier dynamics on coastal erosion and flooding risk. Establishing the potential for coastal landforms to provide effective risk reduction is salient given growing momentum behind coastal management approaches seeking to incorporate ‘natural’ processes and landforms …
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