"The Debate over Coastal Developments Poses a Danger to Coastal Cities at Risk to Storms and Rising Sea Levels" The purpose for this essay is to summarize and respond to the article by Jennifer Weeks. Her article ’s central theme is on the "Coastal Development and the risk posed for these communities when flooding‚ super storms‚ and rising sea levels continue to impact these cities in these coastal zones. Coastal cities in these zones would be highly vulnerable to flooding during storms and rising
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Louisiana Coastal Wetlands: Restore or Retreat Imagine returning to your Hometown 30 to 40 years from now to find it completely replaced by wetlands. This is the reality that many Louisiana natives living along the coastline of the Gulf of Mexico will have to face if coastal erosion continues at the pace it is going. Costello proclaims‚ “Since 1932‚ when the Department of Natural Resources began keeping thorough‚ accurate records‚ Louisiana has lost over 1‚900 square miles or 1.2 million acres of
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COASTAL TOURISM IN KERALA: ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN PARTIAL F ULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ECONOMICS A UNDER THE FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES by K. RAJESH UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF DR. RAMAKRISHNAN KORAKANDY j ’§l ’¢»|l: % -; *0 iflifilfli/‘ X0‘)-be ~¢-04MB -" ’ 30 uiqmgq MG >»6a.>nrA-r.d- I SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL FISHERIES
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Coastal and Marine Degradation Coastal degradation Many beaches around the world are polluted by industrial and household waste. Rubbish of all kinds such as plastic bags‚ drink cans and bottles end up on the beaches. Many factories have been built along the coast so that they can dump their waste straight into the ocean. (http://www.skwirk.com) Causes and Effects of Coastal Degradation (http://wwf.panda.org) 1. Excess amount of sediments -many large rivers along the coast of the ecoregion
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification‚ 2011 – its Livelihood implication for the Traditional Fisher folk Russel Ignatius (russelignatiusmsw@gmail.com) Abstract: The articles highlights the important points stressed in the recent Coastal Regulation Zone Notification‚ 2011‚ published on 7th January‚ 2011. It journeys through the livelihood implications it has on the traditional fisher folk‚ the original inhabitants of the coast. It reflects the positive and negative lineage of the
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Coastal vs. Plateau Many years ago‚ in about the 4500-2000 B.C when Native people entered the Pacific Northwest‚ there were two American groups‚ the Coastal tribe and the Plateau tribe. The Coastal and Plateau Indians had a lot of similarities and differences‚ but if I got to choose whether to be a Coastal Indian or a Plateau Indian‚ I would want to be a Coastal Indian. The Coastal people had an easier lifestyle. They didn’t have to work as hard to get food‚ they had better homes‚ and the climate
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COASTAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW SHEET Coastal Erosion Subject Review The following reports and articles contain the information needed to complete this worksheet: “Evaluation of Erosion Hazards” prepared by the H. John Heinz III Center for Science‚ Economics and the Environment (summary report) http://www.heinzctr.org/NEW_WEB/PDF/erosnsum.pdf “Mapping Coastal Change Hazards” U.S.G.S. website beginning at http://coastal.er.usgs.gov/hurricanes/mappingchange/ “Coastal Erosion: Where’s the Beach?” Bridge
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Some coastal areas are affected more by socio-economic issues than environmental needs‚ or vice versa. However‚ opportunity costs need to be considered when managing coastal areas‚ where both socio-economic and environmental needs should be met. One place where the need to manage the environment is more necessary is in Dubai. However‚ socio-economic issues were highlighted as being more important in Pevensey Bay and the Isle of Wight. Meeting the environmental needs are pivotal for two places with
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three key factors in the geographical processes that affect the coastal enviroments. There are erosion‚ deposition and transportation. The beaches are affected bytransportation or more commonly known as longshore drift (Longshore drift is the movement of sediments‚ usually sand‚ along a coast parallel to the shoreline) The use of a tomobolo could help with trapping the sand to minimize the damage of longshore drift to beaches. Coastal areas usually have sand dunes on beaches to act as a source
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OCEANS AND THEIR COASTAL MARGINS: Distributions of oceans and ocean currents Distribution and Importance of Oceans: Oceans cover about 70% on the earth’s surface Great importance to humans in number of ways‚ include: regulating global climates and as a source of economic materials. Oceans are also important for leisure and recreation Oceans cover about 50% of the earth’s surface in the northern hemisphere and about 90% in the Southern hemisphere Ocean / Sea Area in 1000km^2 Pacific
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