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Coastal and Marine Geo-Information Systems

Applying the Technology to the Environment

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Editors:
  1. David R. Green

    1. Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management (CMCZM), Department of Geopgraphy and Enrivonment, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

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  2. Stephen D. King

    1. Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management (CMCZM), Department of Geopgraphy and Enrivonment, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

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Part of the book series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins (CSCM, volume 4)

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Table of contents (40 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  3. The Coastal Zone

    1. Coastal/Marine GI/GIS - A Pan-European Perspective

      • R. A. Longhorn
      Pages 35-59

    2. Plans for the Coastal Zone

      • P. A. G. Watts
      Pages 61-73

    3. Hydrographic Data and Geographical Information Systems

      • P. Wright
      Pages 75-84

  4. Example Applications

    1. GIS for Sustainable Coastal Zone Management in the Pacific - A Strategy

      • B. Crawley, J. Aston
      Pages 85-96

    2. Managing Marine Resources: The Role of GIS in EEZ Management

      • S. Fletcher
      Pages 97-104

    3. The Management Plan of the Wadden Sea and its Visualisation

      • M. A. Damoiseaux
      Pages 105-112

    4. Using GIS for Siting Artificial Reefs - Data Issues, Problems and Solutions: ‘Real World’ to ‘Real World’

      • D. R. Green, S. T. Ray
      Pages 113-131

    5. Collating the Past for Assessing the Future: Analysis of the Subtidal and Intertidal Data Records Within GIS

      • C. I. S. Pater
      Pages 133-148

    6. Identifying Sites for Flood Protection - A Case Study from the River Clyde

      • G. Jones
      Pages 149-161

    7. Arctic Coastal and Marine Environmental Monitoring

      • H. Goodwin, R. Palerud
      Pages 163-171

    8. A GIS Application for the Study of Beach Morphodynamics

      • L. P. Humphries, C. N. Ligdas
      Pages 173-189

    9. Determination and Prediction of Sediment Yields from Recession of the Holderness Coast

      • R. Newsham, P. S. Balson, D. G. Tragheim, A. M. Denniss
      Pages 191-199

    10. Tracing the Recent Evolution of the Littoral Spit at El Rompido, Huelva (Spain) Using Remote Sensing and GIS

      • J. Ojeda Zújar, E. Parrilla, J. M. Pérez, J. Loder
      Pages 201-204

    11. Littoral and Shoreline Processes in Large Man-Made Lakes

      • A. Sh. Khabidov
      Pages 205-212

    12. Coastal Zone Management: The Case of Castellón

      • I. Rodríguez, A. Lloret, J. M. de la Peña
      Pages 213-220

  5. Habitat

    1. Evaluating the Coastal Environment for Marine Birds

      • S. Wanless, P. J. Bacon, M. P. Harris, A. D. Webb
      Pages 221-232

    2. Initial Attempts to Assess the Importance of the Distribution of Saltmarsh Communities on the Sediment Budget of the North Norfolk Coast

      • N. J. Brown, R. Cox, R. Pakeman, A. G. Thomson, R. A. Wadsworth, M. Yates
      Pages 233-245
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The emphasis now placed on the concept of sediment cells as boundaries for coastal defence groups, and the development of SMPs, should help CPAs realise the importance of natural processes at the coast when designing defence and protection schemes. However, this will only be the case where defence groups exist, and where CPAs take up the challenge of developing SMPs. Coastal landscapes have been produced by the natural forces of wind, waves and tides, and many are nationally or internationally important for their habitats and natural features. Past practices at the coast, such as the construction of harbours, jetties and traditional defence systems may have contributed to the deterioration of the coast. English Nature (1992) have argued that if practices and methods of coastal defence are allowed to continue, then coastlines would be faced with worsening consequences, including: The loss of mudflats and the birds which live on them Damage to geological Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and scenic heritage by erosion, due to the stabilisation of the coast elsewhere Cutting of sediment supplies to beaches resulting in the loss of coastal wildlife Cessation through isolation from coastal processes, of the natural operation of spits, with serious deterioration of rare plants, animals and geomorphological and scenic qualities (English Nature, 1992) A number of designations, provided by national and international legislation do exist to aid conservation.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre for Marine and Coastal Zone Management (CMCZM), Department of Geopgraphy and Enrivonment, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

    David R. Green, Stephen D. King

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