E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 367 Seiten
Mimura Asia-Pacific Coasts and Their Management
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-1-4020-3625-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
States of Environment
E-Book, Englisch, Band 11, 367 Seiten
Reihe: Coastal Systems and Continental Margins
ISBN: 978-1-4020-3625-5
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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
