The State of the Marine Environment Report for Australia
Author | : Leon P. Zann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Marine pollution |
ISBN | : 9780642173997 |
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Author | : Leon P. Zann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Marine pollution |
ISBN | : 9780642173997 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : UNEP/Earthprint |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789280727081 |
This report provides an overview of the current state of the coastal and marine environment in relation to the nine categories of threats outlined by the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities (GPA). The report indicates that legal and institutional arrangements have been strengthened and now cover most regions of the world, but that despite these heightened efforts globally, coastal and marine ecosystems continue to deteriorate mainly because of pressures by human development. Publishing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Author | : M. Schwartz |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 1243 |
Release | : 2006-11-08 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1402038801 |
This new Encyclopedia of Coastal Science stands as the latest authoritative source in the field of coastal studies, making it the standard reference work for specialists and the interested lay person. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach. This Encyclopedia features contributions by 245 well-known international specialists in their respective fields and is abundantly illustrated with line-drawings and photographs. Not only does this volume offer an extensive number of entries, it also includes various appendices, an illustrated glossary of coastal morphology and extensive bibliographic listings.
Author | : Adam Stow |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 687 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 1107033543 |
A detailed, research-informed synthesis of the current issues facing the Australasian biota and the challenges involved in their conservation.
Author | : Australian Bureau of Statistics |
Publisher | : Aust. Bureau of Statistics |
Total Pages | : 988 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Australia |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Kevin Hillstrom |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2003-11-19 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1576076954 |
A concise yet thorough overview of environmental issues, problems, and controversies facing Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica. They are vast, distant, and scarcely populated. Yet the environments of Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica are facing the same threats confronting the rest of the planet, as well as some unique ones of their own. How have human-introduced species impacted Australia's natural order? What new global conventions are helping close Antarctica's ozone hole? And how is global climate change threatening the South Pacific's species-rich coral reefs? The region's governments are grappling with the spectre of global warming, which, if not meaningfullly addressed by industrialized nations half a world away, could produce rising sea levels capable of engulfing several states of Oceania and partially submerging portions of many other inhabited islands. Australia, Oceania, and Antarctica tackles the difficult issues, tough problems, and political controversies surrounding these lands of extremes.
Author | : Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 755 |
Release | : 2022-04-30 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781009157971 |
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for assessing the science related to climate change. It provides policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of human-induced climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation. This IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate is the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the observed and projected changes to the ocean and cryosphere and their associated impacts and risks, with a focus on resilience, risk management response options, and adaptation measures, considering both their potential and limitations. It brings together knowledge on physical and biogeochemical changes, the interplay with ecosystem changes, and the implications for human communities. It serves policymakers, decision makers, stakeholders, and all interested parties with unbiased, up-to-date, policy-relevant information. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Author | : Nick Harvey |
Publisher | : University of Adelaide Press |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0980723035 |
The coast is one of our most valuable assets but how is it being treated and what is being done to look after it? COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of this important subject. Interesting case studies are used to illustrate human impact on coastal processes as well as demonstrating the global significance of the coast and the international imperative to manage it properly. COASTAL MANAGEMENT IN AUSTRALIA introduces the background to the various coastal management systems operating in Australia and illustrates these with 'real world' examples from the different states and territories. Since this book was first published yet another parliamentary inquiry has been added to some 30 years of national inquiries into coastal management, with further calls for national co-ordination. In addition, the Australian government has focused attention on the potential risks of climate change for the Australian coast. Both authors have national and international coastal expertise; significant academic teaching experience in coastal processes and coastal management; coastal planning and policy skills; and have extensive government expertise in coastal management.
Author | : Tom Beer |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2017-12-14 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1351450344 |
The second edition of Environmental Oceanography is the first textbook to link the needs of the coastal oceanographer and the environmental practitioner. The ever-increasing human impact on the environment, and particularly on the coastal zone, has led governments to carefully examine the environmental implications of development proposals. This book provides the background needed to undertake coastal oceanographic investigations and sets them in context by incorporating case studies and sample problems based on the author's experience as an environmental consultant.