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This book deals with recent advances in coastal marine
environmental management and governance. Various chapters consider
new aspects of conservation, assessment of ecosystem health status,
environmental survey and protection, frameworks of ocean service
and governance, new applications of geo processing and GIS
technology, beach management, aquaculture site selection,
assessment of water quality (brine disposal and temperature
dispersion from nuclear power plants), exploration and management
of coastal karst, changing perceptions of dune management, advances
in interpretation of sea-level indicators and real time
environmental monitoring. New advances in both environmental
management and governance are of the utmost importance for
sustaining critical coastal marine areas. Offering such a diverse
collection of works from coastal scientists around the world, who
discuss many techniques and methods at the forefront of management
and governance, this publication will be of interest to coastal
researchers, coastal zone managers and regulatory agency personnel.
This book is geared for advanced level research in the general
subject area of remote sensing and modeling as they apply to the
coastal marine environment. The various chapters focus on the
latest scientific and technical advances in the service of better
understanding coastal marine environments for their care,
conservation and management. Chapters specifically deal with
advances in remote sensing coastal classifications, environmental
monitoring, digital ocean technological advances, geophysical
methods, geoacoustics, X-band radar, risk assessment models, GIS
applications, real-time modeling systems, and spatial modeling.
Readers will find this book useful because it summarizes
applications of new research methods in one of the world s most
dynamic and complicated environments. Chapters in this book will be
of interest to specialists in the coastal marine environment who
deals with aspects of environmental monitoring and assessment via
remote sensing techniques and numerical modeling."
This book focuses on the worldwide threats to mangrove forests and
the management solutions currently being used to counteract those
hazards. Designed for the professional or specialist in marine
science, coastal zone management, biology, and related disciplines,
this work will appeal to those not only working to protect mangrove
forests, but also the surrounding coastal areas of all types.
Examples are drawn from many different geographic areas, including
North and South America, India, and Southeast Asia. Subject areas
covered include both human-induced and natural impacts to
mangroves, intended or otherwise, as well as the efforts being made
by coastal researchers to promote restoration of these coastal
fringing forests.
This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed
Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M. Schwarz (Springer
2005), presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes
biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology,
oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and
anthropogenic impacts on coasts. Within its covers the Encyclopedia
of Coastal Science, 2nd ed. brings together and coordinates many
aspects of coastal and related sciences that are widely dispersed
in the scientific literature. The broadly interdisciplinary subject
matter of this volume features contributions by over 280 well-known
international specialists in their respective fields and provides
an abundance of figures in full-color with line drawings and
photographs, and other illustrations such as satellite images. Not
only does this volume offer a large number of new and revised
entries, it also includes an illustrated glossary of coastal
geomorphology, extensive bibliographic citations, and
cross-references. It provides a comprehensive reference work for
students, scientific and technical professionals as well as
administrators, managers, and informed lay readers. Reviews from
the first edition: Awarded for Excellence in Scholarly and
Professional Publishing: "Honorable Mention", in the category
Single Volume/Science from the Association of American Publishers
(AAP) 2005. "The contents and approach are interdisciplinary and,
under a single cover, one finds subjects normally scattered
throughout scientific literature." "The topics cover a broad
spectrum, so does the geographic range of the contributors. ...
besides geomorphologists, biologists, ecologists, engineers,
geographers, geologists, oceanographers and technologists will find
information related to their respective fields ... . Inclusion of
appendices ... is very useful. The illustrated glossary of
geomorphology will prove very useful for many of us ... ." Roger H.
Charlier, Journal of Coastal Research, Volume 21, Issue 4, Page
866, July 2005. "It is an excellent work that should be included in
any carefully selected list of best science reference books of the
year "Summing Up: Highly recommended. " M.L. Larsgaard, Choice,
Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 989, February 2006. "This volume is a
comprehensive collection of articles covering all aspects of the
subject: social and economic, engineering, coastal processes,
habitats, erosion, geological features, research and observation."
... "As with similar works reviewed, I chose to read articles on
familiar topics to see if they covered the expected, and some on
unfamiliar topics to see if they could be readily understood. The
book passed both tests, but the style is denser and more
fact-filled than most of the encyclopedias I have reviewed." John
Goodier, Reference Reviews, Volume 20, Issue 2, pages 35-36, 2006
This book is geared for advanced level research in the general
subject area of remote sensing and modeling as they apply to the
coastal marine environment. The various chapters focus on the
latest scientific and technical advances in the service of better
understanding coastal marine environments for their care,
conservation and management. Chapters specifically deal with
advances in remote sensing coastal classifications, environmental
monitoring, digital ocean technological advances, geophysical
methods, geoacoustics, X-band radar, risk assessment models, GIS
applications, real-time modeling systems, and spatial modeling.
Readers will find this book useful because it summarizes
applications of new research methods in one of the world's most
dynamic and complicated environments. Chapters in this book will be
of interest to specialists in the coastal marine environment who
deals with aspects of environmental monitoring and assessment via
remote sensing techniques and numerical modeling.
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