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Autore |
Hinrichsen Don |
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Titolo |
Coastal waters of the world : trends, threats, and strategies / / Don Hinrichsen |
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Washington, D.C., : Island Press, 1998 |
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ISBN |
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1-59726-843-7 |
1-4175-3981-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Coastal ecology |
Coastal zone management |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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