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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777395803321

Autore

Hinrichsen Don

Titolo

Coastal waters of the world : trends, threats, and strategies / / Don Hinrichsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Island Press, 1998

ISBN

1-59726-843-7

1-4175-3981-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

333.91/715

Soggetti

Coastal ecology

Coastal zone management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : We are all coastal Coastal population growth : the ultimate threat Coastal and fisheries resources in danger Managing coastal areas sustainably The Baltic and North seas : in dire straits The Black Sea : facing collapse The Mediterranean Sea : caught between two worlds The Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America The wider Caribbean : abundance in the midst of scarcity Latin America : littoralization The south Pacific : water world The northwest Pacific : sea dragons ascending Southeast Asia : a sea of islands South Asia : a sea of people The Arabian Gulf : politics and oil The Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden : between two deserts East Africa : exploited coasts West Africa : exploited coasts West Africa : the "dismal coast" A future for coastal seas

Sommario/riassunto

Focusing on the pressures facing coastal areas and the management systems and strategies needed to cope with them, this book provides a concise summary of our coastal problems, followed by three case studies of successful coastal governance.