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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Integrated Coastal Management"”.
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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
… to 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 …
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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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Coastal Resource Use, Management, and Marine Protected Areas in the Philippines
This analysis of coastal resource perceptions and behaviors demonstrates that while there are documented successes throughout the Philippines in community-based integrated coastal management projects, opportunities and challenges remain to fully realize the benefits identified by local communities. …
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Eco-geomorphological and hydrodynamic analysis of Mediterranean microtidal beaches in Southern Sardinia
… increasingly having an impact on the marine and coastal environment, with rising sea levels and a growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather and marine events. These phenomena threaten the stability of coastal systems, accelerating beach erosion, damaging infrastructure and exposing …
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Reflecting on South Africa's recent jurisprudence relating to estuaries through the lens of nature - Is it providing key guidance or evidence of missed opportunities?
… Act 31 of 1998 and the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act 24 of 2008. The latter Act specifically provides regulation for the proper management of estuaries. The extension of interests to be taken into account in legislation and governance ecocentrism holds the …
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Integrated coastal and ocean management of areas hosting marine mammals a case study in the strait of Gibraltar
The Strait of Gibraltar is a cross-border coastal and marine area in which overlapping intense maritime traffic and highly protected species of cetaceans could generate conservational or economic conflict. The current publication applies an integrated management approach in order to improve …