Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management States of Environment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mimura, Nobuo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins, 11
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Oceanography.; Climate change.; Environmental management.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Earth Sciences.; Environmental Management.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Climate Change.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.

The Asia-Pacific region is home to the world’s largest region of coral reefs and mangroves. It accommodates two-thirds of the world’s human population and its economic activities have the highest growth rate in the world. Ongoing degradation of the environment, resulting from coastal development, de...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Scope and Objectives of This Book
• Drivers for Changes in the Coastal Zone
• Environment Problems in the Coastal Zone
• Policy for Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Coastal Zone
• Regional Conditions
• Conclusions: The Rapidly Changing Environment of the Asia and Pacific Region and its Implications for Sustainability of the Coastal Zones.