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Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations
Haq, Bilal U.; Haq, S. M.; Kullenberg, G.. Ed(S): Haq, Bilal U.
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Description for Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations
Hardback. Brings together contributions by specialists both on basic concepts and on applications of coastal management. This work deals with the conceptual framework of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM); regional and global aspects of coastal management; environmental assessment in ICZM; and capacity building and technology transfer. Editor(s): Haq, Bilal U. Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins. Num Pages: 394 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RGBP; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 752.
Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized the expediency of an integrated and sustainable use of all coastal resources, functions and services grounded on sound scientific data.
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Anthropogenic transformation of the coastal zone continues at a steady pace, especially in the developing maritime countries, where coastal resources are often crucial to national economies. However, exploitation of these resources is often indiscriminate, ill planned, or carried out without adequate scientific knowledge. This leads to rapid resource depletion, and often irreversible environmental degradation. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro UN Conference on Environment and Development recognized the expediency of an integrated and sustainable use of all coastal resources, functions and services grounded on sound scientific data.
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Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
Series
Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792347651
SKU
V9780792347651
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations
`The book will be of interest to academics and practitioners of coastal zone management world-wide.' Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 41:5, (1998)