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OverviewCoastal ecosystems make up some of the most important and, 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. Functioning both as a practical guide, accessible to nonscientists, and as a rigorous scientific source book, Changing Land Use Patterns in the Coastal Zone will be useful to ecologists, urban and regional planners, resource managers, policymakers and students. While many of the case studies included in this volume are drawn from studies in the southeastern United States, the examples and lessons provided will be relevant to those working in all coastal environments. Full Product DetailsAuthor: G. S. Kleppel , M. Richard DeVoe , Mac V. RawsonPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.510kg ISBN: 9781441921048ISBN 10: 1441921044 Pages: 305 Publication Date: 23 November 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD  We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction—The Effects of Changing Land Use Patterns on Marine Resources: Setting a Research Agenda to Facilitate Management.- Introduction—The Effects of Changing Land Use Patterns on Marine Resources: Setting a Research Agenda to Facilitate Management.- Trends in Coastal Population Growth—Policies and Predictions.- Trends in Land Use Policy and Development in the Coastal Southeast.- Predicting Trajectories of Urban Growth in the Coastal Southeast.- Urban Typology and Estuarine Biodiversity in Rapidly Developing Coastal Watersheds.- Coastal Hydrology and Geochemistry.- The Relationship of Hydrodynamics to Morphology in Tidal Creek and Salt Marsh Systems of South Carolina and Georgia.- The Role of Tidal Wetlands in Estuarine Nutrient Cycling.- Evaluating the Potential Importance of Groundwater-Derived Carbon, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus Inputs to South Carolina and Georgia Coastal Ecosystems.- Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Estuarine Condition.- Contaminants and Their Effects.- Chemical Contaminants Entering Estuaries in the South Atlantic Bight as a Result of Current and Past Land Use.- Models of Coastal Stress: Review and Future Challenges.- Alternatives to Coliform Bacteria as Indicators of Human Impact on Coastal Ecosystems.- Afterword—Managing Coastal Urbanization and Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Need for a New Paradigm.- Afterword—Managing Coastal Urbanization and Development in the Twenty-First Century: The Need for a New Paradigm.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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