Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management, 2008 States of Environment Coastal Systems and Continental Margins Series, Vol. 11
Coordonnateur : Mimura Nobuo
The Asia and Pacific region is home to the world?s largest concentration 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. This book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art understanding on the drivers, state, and responses to the coastal environmental changes in the Asia and Pacific region. It provides important perspectives on the subject for researchers.
Editor is member of:
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- Coastal Education and Research Foundation
- Japanese Society of Civil Engineers
- Japanese Association for Coastal Studies
- Japanese Geomorphologic Union
Editor is active (board) member of:
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- International EMECS Center
- Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
- Mitigation and Adaptation Strategy for Global Change
- Global Environmental Change
- Journal of Coastal Change
- Journal of Global Environmental Engineering
Provides state-of-the-art understanding of the state of the environment
Structural approach consisting of drivers, state, and responses to the coastal environmental changes
Describes both local and global trends including climate change and sea-level rise
Provides an objective basis of the perspective using the latest data
Gives good practices to indicate desirable future direction of coastal management for the Asia and Pacific region
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Date de parution : 11-2014
Ouvrage de 367 p.
15.5x23.5 cm