Environmental Planning for Oceans and Coasts

Synopsis

This book informsenvironmental planning professionals, students and those interested in oceansand coasts from an environmental perspective about what is needed for planningand management of these unique environments. It is comprised of twelve chaptersorganized in three parts. Part I highlights the basics tenets of environmentalplanning for oceans and coasts including important concepts from the generalfield of planning and coastal and ocean management (e. g. , hydrography, oceanspolicy and law, geomorphology). Environmental problems inherent within oceansand coasts (such as sea level rise, marine pollution, overdevelopment, etc. )are also addressed, especially those at the land-sea interface. Part II coversthose methodological approaches regularly used by planners working to improveenvironmental quality and conditions of oceans and coasts among them: integrated planning andmanagement, ecosystem services, pollution prevention, and marine spatialplanning. Part III focuses specifically on state-of-the-art tools andtechnologies employed by planners for marine and coastal protection. Theseinclude systematic conservation planning for protected areas, decision supporttools, coastal adaptation techniques and various types of communication, includingvisualization, narration and tools for stakeholder participation. The finalchapter in the book reviews the most important concepts covered throughout bookand emphasizes the important role that environmental planners have to play inthe protection and well-being of oceans and coasts. Michael K. Orbach, of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, pennedthe book's foreword.

Copyright:

2016

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783319269719

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing, Cham

Date of Addition:

10/26/16

Copyrighted By:

Springer

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Earth Sciences

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This is a copyrighted book.