Coastal Zone Management Imperative for Maritime Developing Nations (Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, V.3)
Автор:Bilal U. Haq, Syed M. Haq, Gunnar Kullenberg, Jan H. Stel Год: [не указано] Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: [не указано] ISBN: 079234765, 079234765X, 079234765X 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. The present volume is based on the 1994 international workshop Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and brings together contributions by leading specialists both on basic concepts and on applications of coastal management. The work is divided into six parts, dealing with the conceptual framework of ICZM; regional and global aspects of coastal management;...
