Managing European Coasts

Past, Present and Future

AvJan E. Vermaat,Laurens Bouwer

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

Del i serien Environmental Science and Engineering

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Beskrivning

This book focuses on the interchange between a selected multidisciplinary team on future coastal management in Europe. It serves as a background for the successful implementation of EC directives relevant to the coast. The study summarizes methodologies and analyses for supporting implementation of these directives and evaluates institutional and capacity requirements. It addresses issues of globalization including climate change and economic development. Integrated assessment is used and future scenarios for the coast are developed.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-10-28
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Vikt:622 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Environmental Science and Engineering
Antal sidor:388
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642062483

Utforska kategorier

Geovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Geografi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Innehållsförteckning

ELOISE research and the implementation of EU policy in the coastal zone.- Land-ocean fluxes and coastal ecosystems — a guided tour of ELOISE results.- Defining a good ecological status of coastal waters — a case study for the Elbe plume.- Bathing water quality.- Establishing coastal and marine reserves — with the emphasis on fisheries.- Valuing Coastal Systems.- Group report: Methodologies to support implementation of the water framework directive.- The EU Water Framework Directive: Challenges for institutional implementation.- Inclusive and community participation in the coastal zone: Opportunities and dangers.- Group report: Institutional and capacity requirements for implementation of the Water Framework Directory.- Climate change and coastal management on Europe's coast.- Assessment and monitoring requirements for the adaptive management of Europe's regional seas.- Group report: Global change and the European coast — climate change and economic development.- Integrated environmental assessment and coastal futures.- Group report: Integrated assessment and future scenarios for the coast.- Tourism development in the Costa Brava (Girona, Spain) — how integrated coastal zone management may rejuvenate its lifecycle.- Management of contaminated dredged material in the port of Rotterdam.- Integrated assessment for catchment and coastal zone management: The case of the Humber.- The impact of subsidence and sea level rise in the Wadden Sea: Prediction and field verification.- The need for integrated assessment of large-scale offshore wind farm development.- Group report: Reflections on the application of integrated assessment.