Management and sustainable development of coastal zone environments [electronic resource] / edited by AL. Ramanathan [and others]

Coastal areas face increasing pressures from land use change, developmental activities, shoreline erosion, biodiversity losses and natural calamities. This volume addresses these issues facilitating the integrated analysis of the sustainability of coastal zones. The contributors have tried to focus...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Ramanathan, A. L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht, the Netherlands ; New York : New Delhi, India : Springer ; Capital Pub., ©2010.
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Summary:Coastal areas face increasing pressures from land use change, developmental activities, shoreline erosion, biodiversity losses and natural calamities. This volume addresses these issues facilitating the integrated analysis of the sustainability of coastal zones. The contributors have tried to focus their respective works on the problems that need urgent attention relevant to present day issues. Coastal Zone Management and its sustainability strategy should safeguard ecological security of the coastal areas, avoid pollution as well as exploitation of living and non living aquatic resources, pro.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 282 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9789048130689
9048130689
1283075423
9781283075428