Marine and Coastal Resource Management

Principles and Practice

336 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In this new and highly original textbook for a range of interdisciplinary courses and degree programmes focusing on marine and coastal resource management, readers are offered an introduction to the subject matter, a broad perspective and understanding, case study applications, and a reference source. Each chapter is written by an international authority and expert in the respective field, providing perspectives from physical and human geography, marine biology and fisheries, planning and surveying, law, technology, environmental change, engineering, and tourism. In addition to an overview of the theory and practice of its subject area, many chapters include detailed case studies to illustrate the applications, including relationships to decision-making requirements at local, regional, and national levels. Each chapter also includes a list of references for further reading, with a selection of key journal papers and URLs. Overall, this volume provides a key textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate courses and for the coastal or marine practitioner, as well as a long-term reference for students.

• Themen: Geowissenschaften, Geographie, Umwelt, Planung Geowissenschaften Hydrologie und die Hydrosphäre Ozeanographie (Meereskunde), Meere und Ozeane
• ISBN: 9781849712903
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.09.2017
• Größe: 242 x 174 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Herausgegeben von: Jeffrey L Payne, David R Green