Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone : Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Developing Regions

Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone : Managing Environmental Quality in Rapidly Developing Regions

المؤلف
G. S. Kleppel, M. Richard DeVoe, Mac V. Rawson
سنة النشر
2006
الناشر
Springer
لغة الملف
انكليزي
نوع الملف
Book
تصنيف الكتاب
Medical Science

Coastal ecosystems make up some of the most important, yet most endangered, regions in the world. The protection of the unique processes that take place in these ecosystems requires that partnerships be formed among ecologists, resource managers, and planners. Experienced in the challenges of coastal system analysis, the contributors to this book provide multidisciplinary guidance on the assessment and management of environmental impacts caused by development. Each chapter examines an issue important to these fragile ecosystems, first presenting a non-technical summary of the issue and a review of the current state of the knowledge, then following with data and a more detailed consideration of the topic.


الكلمات المفتاحية: Biomedical and life sciences / Coastal zone / Land management / Land use / Phosphor / Biodiversity / Development / Ecosystem / Environment / Hydrology / Morphology / Nutrient cycling / Wetland