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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"coastal development"”.
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity
The basic aim of the planner - stated in very simple terms is to create a better social and physical environment for mankind. With such a broad objective the planner has to be concerned with almost every human experience. In the past certain aspects of planning, notably housing, have been strongly …
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Strandfontein coastal development: proposals for a regional recreation amenity
The basic aim of the planner - stated in very simple terms is to create a better social and physical environment for mankind. With such a broad objective the planner has to be concerned with almost every human experience. In the past certain aspects of planning, notably housing, have been strongly …
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Understanding Climate Change Adaptation and Gentrification through the Framework of Uneven Coastal Development in Keansburg, New Jersey
<p>This study examines the rapid acceleration of coastal development in the United States despite projections of climate change-induced sea level rise. Like no other developed country, the U.S. has transformed its fragile coastline into sites for leisure, consumption, and retirement. These spaces …
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Coastal development decision-making in Costa Rica : the need for a new framework to balance socio-economic and environmental impacts
… needs to pay attention to the rapid change that coastal regions have been undergoing as a result of tourism and real estate projects. Despite the economic benefits in terms of jobs and foreign investment, many have raised concerns over construction in high slopes, approval of projects without the …
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Environmental drivers of coastal evolution
Coastal evolution is shaped by the processes that influence sediment transport at coastlines. The present morphology, sedimentology, and distribution of modern coastal landforms reflect the influence of Holocene environmental processes that have altered the availability and movement of sediment at …
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The Use of Remote Sensing for Coral Reef Mapping in Support of Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Case Study in the NW Red Sea - Volume I
… affected in the NW Red Sea, primarily due to coastal development projects supporting the booming tourism industry. Integrated coastal zone management (ICZM), therefore, is urgently needed to protect the coral reefs and conserve these valuable natural resources for future generations. Effective …
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Feeling the Squeeze: A Political Ecology of Development, Race, and Inequality On the South Carolina Coastal Landscape
… to facilitate a particular type of development-driven future in Bluffton. While these discourses often project a vision of coastal development that creates a healthy environment while boosting local economies, framing environmental change this way also obscures a set of class-based …
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The role of EIA in influencing coastal access in two golf estates in the southern Cape coast, South Africa
As coastal development pressures continue to transform coastal regions into private havens for the benefit of a privileged few, conflicts over coastal access issues continue to increase. The southern Cape coast of South Africa is no exception to this phenomenon and the privatization of this coastal …
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Investigation of Low Impact Development Practices For Coastal South Carolina: Oak Terrace Preserve
<p>Coastal increases in population have generally resulted in conversion of forested lands to sprawling urban development. The impervious cover (e.g., roads, rooftops, driveways) that accompanies urban development leads to increases in the volume of stormwater and subsequent contributions of …
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Hydrological disasters : designing to shelter in place
… outlining important building regulations. FEMA Coastal Construction Manual along with other sources were useful in understanding necessary mitigation measures required for coastal development designs. After research, a new design solution is presented. Design inspiration was drawn from similar …
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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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Wintering Reddish Egret (Egretta Rufescens) Foraging Response To Environmental Variability On The Southern Texas Gulf Coast
… habitat requirement, relying exclusively on coastal tidal flats throughout its yearly cycle. It is therefore vulnerable to stressors ranging from human coastal development to sea level rise due to climate change. While Reddish Egret breeding ecology has been well studied, little information …
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Bloom or Bust: Retrospective Analysis of the Giant Jellyfish, <i>Nemopilema nomurai</i> (Scyphozoa: Rhizostomeae), Ecology in the East Asian Marginal Seas
… relationships with aquaculture, fishing, and coastal development, is recommended.</p>
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Populations studies on two endemic taxa of southwestern Sardinia: Dianthus morisianus Vals. (Caryophyllaceae) and Anchusa littorea Moris (Boraginaceae)
In the Mediterranean region as elsewhere, intense coastal development has resulted in widespread modification of coastal ecosystems. Here, coastal sand dunes represent an extremely vulnerable habitat to many forms of disturbance, including those connected with recreational tourism which in recent …
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Achieving sustainable development on the Croatian waterfront ... : challenges and opportunities
… (legally and illegally) and are dominating the coastal accommodations and threatening the natural landscape. As most of the Mediterranean coastlines are 70% developed, Croatia maintains only 15% of its coast developed; creating a strong comparative advantage that must be preserved and …
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The role of sediment supply and sea-level changes on a submerging coast, past changes and future management implications
… sea level curve was then used to constrain the development of the coast of Sanday into separate time period. A range of archaeological and historical evidence also informed and corroborated the geomorphological evidence to allow the island’s coastal development to be established over the last …
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Can we get there from here? Ecosystem based governance in the Bay of Fundy/Gulf of Maine region
… very real threats posed by population growth and coastal development, climate change, habitat loss, overharvesting, chemical pollution, nutrient overloading, and invasive species invasions show no sign of abating. Traditional methods of managing the human activities that impact the Bay of …
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Governing coastal risk: the case of Langebaan's disappearing shoreline
The coastal zone is the dynamic interface between land and sea and is under immense threat from increasing coastal population and development trends as well as global climate change. Given global and regional sea level rise projections, coastal African countries including South African are highly …
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Sea + Survival: choreographing dune systems to defend against sea-level rise
… storm surges (C40 Cities, n.d.). In particular, coastal towns and cities are under immense pressure as major solutions are needed to ensure the resilience of these spaces. Langebaan, in the Greater Saldanha Region along the Western Cape, South Africa is suffering from the effects of poorly …
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Sustainable Beach Resort Development: A Decision Framework for Coastal Resort Development in Egypt and the United States
In recent decades, coastal tourism has grown significantly bringing enormous economic benefits to host communities, and causing many environmental and social impacts to the coastal environment. Beach resort development faces problems due to an inability on the part of stakeholders to make sound …
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